defiant
adjective
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Sense 1 adjective
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
brought up to be aggressive and defiant
Related & opposite
- unmanageable also see
- disobedient also see
- insubordinate also see
- intractable also see
- unwilling also see
- compliant antonym
- defiance derivation
- disobedience derivation
- defiance derivation
- defiance derivation
- defy derivation
- insubordinate similar to
- obstreperous similar to
- recalcitrant similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | unmanageable |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | disobedient |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | insubordinate |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | intractable |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | unwilling |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | compliant |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | defiance |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | disobedience |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | defiance |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | defiance |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | defy |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | insubordinate |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | obstreperous |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | recalcitrant |