The defiant manner is characteristic of teenagers.
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Defiant
/dɪˈfaɪənt/
Synonyms for "defiant" (116 found)
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Noun(1 words)
cultural rebellion
Adjective(1 words)
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (34)
defyingderisivedisdainfuldisobedientdisregardfulflagrantfractiousgreatly daringgutsyheadstronghostileimpatient of controlimpertinentimpudentincorrigibleindocileindomitableinsolentinsubordinateinsuppressible
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Adjective(5 words)
Verb(4 words)
Noun(3 words)
Related words (58)
Noun(8 words)
more uncooperativemost uncooperativenoncompliant installationnot cooperativeopen defiancerebellingstudent rebellionwillful disobedience
Adjective(14 words)
noncompliantnoncompliant designnonconformistoppositionaloutrageousparental noncomplianceperverseprovocativerebelliousresistantstrong oppositionunashameduncooperativeunorthodox
Adjective(3 words)
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6 entriesdefiant designdefiant gazedefiant posturedefiant rhetoricdefiant sculpturedefiant stance
Collocations
6 entriesdefiant attitudedefiant expressiondefiant gazedefiant lookdefiant posturedefiant stance
Inflections
2 entriesmore defiantmost defiant
Derivations
2 entriesAntonyms
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10 entriesSample sentences
15 total sentences available.
It is his defiant attitude that made the chief angry.
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He often takes a defiant attitude toward us.
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He suddenly took a defiant attitude toward the police officer.
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