defiant (Meaning)
defiant (a)
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
defiant (a.)
Full of defiance; bold; insolent; as, a defiant spirit or act.
Synonyms & Antonyms of defiant
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Synonyms:
- monkeying
- incompliant
- uncontrollable
- wrongheaded
- uncouth
- peevish
- ornery
- undisciplined
- discourteous
- rude
- hardheaded
- impertinent
- resistant
- ungracious
- uncivil
- unbending
- noncooperative
- implacable
- recusant
- disorderly
- mulish
- mutinous
- bad
- insurgent
- self-willed
- perverse
- immovable
- opinionated
- adamantine
- uncooperative
- obstinate
- fractious
- negativistic
- nonconformist
- pigheaded
- inflexible
- pertinacious
- insolent
- errant
- unmanageable
- untoward
- headstrong
- unmannerly
- uncompromising
- unyielding
- inconsiderate
- impudent
- disrespectful
- obdurate
- impolite
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FAQs About the word defiant
boldly resisting authority or an opposing forceFull of defiance; bold; insolent; as, a defiant spirit or act.
rebellious, stubborn, rebel, ungovernable, dogged, refractory, rigid, naughty, disobedient, wayward
conformable, behaved, tractable, acquiescent, submissive,obedient, amenable, cooperative, deferential, amiable
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.
