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English adjective: defiant

1. defiant boldly resisting authority or an opposing force


SamplesBrought up to be aggressive and defiant.
A defiant attitude.


Synonymsnoncompliant


Similarinsubordinate, obstreperous, recalcitrant, resistant, resistive


See alsodifficult, disobedient, insubordinate, intractable, unmanageable, unwilling


Antonymscompliant









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