defy
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
resist or confront with resistance
The politician defied public opinion
Types & categories
- stand firm hypernym
- brave hyponym
Related & opposite
- withstander derivation
- noncompliant derivation
Sense 2 verb
elude, especially in a baffling way
This behavior defies explanation
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- lend oneself antonym
Sense 3 verb
challenge
I dare you!
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | withstander |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | noncompliant |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | stand firm |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | brave |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | lend oneself |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | elude |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | beggar |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | daring |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | defiance |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | challenge |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | brazen |