defiant
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5.6
- adjective
- /dɪˈfaɪənt/
:
desafiante
- However, while Welsh statehood had ended, the defiant spirit of the Welsh people had not.
- defiant behavior
- remain defiant
- a defiant attitude
Miss Maxwell appeared defiant to the very end.
- Miss Maxwell appeared defiant to the very end.
- You're taking a stand that this was being seen as a defiant gesture in New York City.
- And courage, as you say in a defiant spirit, you can take everything from me.
- We would like to encourage Ukrainian politicians to be defiant of Russia.
- Rivers has always been defiant and even then Angie and Hunter wouldn't discipline him.
- And while we mourn the victims of last night's appalling attack, we stand defiant.
- When he didn't move, he was basically being defiant and saying, F you, I ain't going.
- And yet the president remains defiant.
- And just like my people, they love, they kind of get off on being defiant.
- And the arts have followed that too, except for that defiant push back on the realist forms that we see with impressionism or say punk music.
- Kohlberger's defiant moods took flight in a howling rap song.
Examples
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In fact, they are often openly defiant and purposely disobey the rules.
Academic text (2013) -
We would like to encourage Ukrainian politicians to be defiant of Russia.
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That is a condition where it makes you defiant to authority.
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In that case, it would have a defiant meaning: "All right, then, go away!"
Academic text (1995) -
Yes, Joe Biden is so defiant that he has heard that Congress is trying to push him out by Friday.
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Defiant to the end, huh?
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Carmen had gotten into trouble and became all the more defiant as a result.
Fiction book (1991) -
"What if I won't go?" she asked, a defiant smile on her lips.
Fiction book (1990) -
In addition, Chandra was referred to the office several times for being defiant and arguing with classmates.
Academic text (2008) -
The defiant student refused to follow the rules and challenged the teacher openly.
Synonyms
43
4.5
Not willing to follow rules or authority
31
6.1
Being ready to argue or fight
20
4.3
Refusing to accept change or obey people in charge
11
8.1
Not willing to follow rules or accept control
11
4.0
Refuses to obey rules or people in charge
5
6.6
Showing disagreement or resistance to someone with power
4
8.6
To refuse to obey leaders and show open rebellion
2
7.6
Not following rules or instructions
1
9.9
Being stubborn and refusing to obey people in charge, for example a court
A person who is openly rude and refuses to obey people in charge
Likely to oppose rules or orders
Likely to disagree with most people and start arguments
Disagreeing with the majority or with official opinion
Antonyms
How Defiant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Defiant comes from the verb defy, which originally meant 'to challenge' or refuse to obey. So a defiant person openly shows bold refusal or resistance to someone in charge.