defiant Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- willful
- wild
- wayward
- unrelenting
- obstreperous
- intractable
- contumacious
- refractory
- recalcitrant
- rigid
- adamant
- restive
- insubordinate
- mischievous
- balky
- ungovernable
- dogged
- disobedient
- naughty
- dissident
- froward
- wilful
- unruly
- contrary
Weak:
- peevish
- pertinacious
- ungracious
- obdurate
- headstrong
- fractious
- self-willed
- untoward
- mutinous
- wrongheaded
- recusant
- immovable
- uncivil
- impertinent
- mulish
- uncompromising
- insurgent
- obstinate
- hardheaded
- unmannerly
- resistant
- bad
- unbending
- uncontrollable
- impolite
- rude
- implacable
- adamantine
- impudent
- perverse
- disrespectful
- unmanageable
- uncouth
- negativistic
- insolent
- undisciplined
- noncooperative
- unyielding
- incompliant
- pigheaded
- inconsiderate
- inflexible
- discourteous
- disorderly
- ornery
- nonconformist
- uncooperative
- errant
- monkeying
- opinionated
Strongest:
- cooperative
- submissive
- behaved
- amiable
- compliant
- tractable
- amiable
- submissive
- acquiescent
- conformable
- cooperative
- agreeable
- conformable
- deferential
- obedient
- acquiescent
- amenable
- amenable
- behaved
- docile
- agreeable
- tractable
- deferential
- obedient
- compliant
- docile
Strong:
- well-bred
- subservient
- yielding
- proper
- courteous
- servile
- slavish
- obsequious
- subservient
- polite
- orderly
- respectful
- obsequious
- proper
- obliging
- polite
- ruly
- courteous
- ruly
- disciplined
- servile
- biddable
- well-bred
- disciplined
- biddable
- yielding
- respectful
- orderly
- slavish
- obliging
Weak:
defiant Meaning
defiant (a)
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
defiant (a.)
Full of defiance; bold; insolent; as, a defiant spirit or act.
defiant Sentence Examples
- The cat arched its back and hissed, a defiant pose against the approaching dog.
- The sculptor's work displayed a defiant figure, forever locked in a struggle for freedom.
- Though outnumbered, the rebels held their position with defiant yells.
- Even facing punishment, the student remained defiant, refusing to apologize for his beliefs.
- Music echoed through the streets, a defiant act of joy in a time of hardship.
- The scientist presented her findings, openly defying the established theory.
- A single white rose stood planted amidst the weeds, a symbol of defiant beauty.
- The child's defiant stare met his parent's gaze, a silent plea for understanding.
- The weathered flag still fluttered proudly in the wind, a testament to defiant resilience.
- With each stroke of the brush, the artist captured the raw emotion of defiance.
FAQs About the word defiant
boldly resisting authority or an opposing forceFull of defiance; bold; insolent; as, a defiant spirit or act.
rebellious, rebel, stubborn,willful, wild, wayward, unrelenting, obstreperous, intractable, contumacious
cooperative, submissive, behaved, amiable, compliant, tractable, amiable, submissive, acquiescent, conformable
The cat arched its back and hissed, a defiant pose against the approaching dog.
The sculptor's work displayed a defiant figure, forever locked in a struggle for freedom.
Though outnumbered, the rebels held their position with defiant yells.
Even facing punishment, the student remained defiant, refusing to apologize for his beliefs.
