Synonyms for Defiance

Synonyms for "defiance" (153 found)

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Closest matches (31)

Noun(8 words)

rebelliousness backtalk bearding boldness bravery challengescivil disobediencecourage

arrogance audacity boldness bravado brazenness call cartel challengecombative reactioncommand complaint contempt contrariness contumaciousness contumacy counteraction dare daringdeclaration of wardefi

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defiance of authority

Adjective(2 words)

bad attitudecontrary to

Strong matches (46)

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insuppressibility insurgency intractability intractableness irrepressibility muster

Noun(13 words)

defying disobedience disobediencesdisplay of defiancedisregard for lawsflout floutingignore rulesignore the warningignoring instructionslawlessnesslevel of rebelliousnessmore uncooperative

Adjective(3 words)

deliberate disregarddisobedientintentional disregard

Verb(4 words)

disobey safety rules lawlesslydisobeyingignore instructionsignore weather warnings

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Noun(27 words)

naughtiness noncompliance nonconformityopen defianceopposition oppositionality perverseness rebelling rebellionrebellion against authorityrebellion against traditionrebellions recusancyrefusal to complyrefusal to follow rulesrefusing resilience resistance resistingshow disregard

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spurningstudent rebelliontransgressions truculency waywardnesswillful disobediencewillfulness

negativism noncooperation objection obstinacy obstreperousness opposition order ornerinesspassive resistancepertness perversity protest reaction rebellion rebelliousness rebuff recalcitrance recalcitrancy recalcitration refractoriness

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Adjective(1 words)

nonconforming conduct

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More general

7 entries

attitude behavior challenge conduct intractability intractableness resistance

More specific

6 entries

brave standdress code violationheroic stancenoncompliance nonconformity rebellion

Collocations

5 entries

act of defiancedefiance against rulesdefiant attitudeopen defiancepublic defiance

Inflections

1 entries

defiances

Derivations

2 entries

defiant defiantly

Sample sentences

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He hurled defiance at me.

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He kept on drinking in defiance of his doctor's warning.

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He shouted defiance at me.

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He jumped into the river in defiance of the icy water.

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Defiance