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Defy

🔄 Synonyms of "Defy"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
holdverb	(transitive) To grasp or grip.
refuseverb	(transitive) To decline (a request or demand).
resistverb	(intransitive) To oppose; to refuse to accept.
withstandverb	(transitive) To resist or endure (something) successfully.
hold upverb	(idiomatic) To detain by threatening, usually with a weapon, in order to commit robbery.
dareverb	(intransitive) To have enough courage (to do something).

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
applyverb	(transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case
lend oneselfverb	be applicable to; as to an analysis

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
dareverb	(intransitive) To have enough courage (to do something).
resistverb	(intransitive) To oppose; to refuse to accept.
withstandverb	(transitive) To resist or endure (something) successfully.
hold upverb	(idiomatic) To detain by threatening, usually with a weapon, in order to commit robbery.
refuseverb	(transitive) To decline (a request or demand).
holdverb	(transitive) To grasp or grip.
defiantnoun	Boldly resisting opposition.
floutverb	(transitive) To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action.
braveverb	(transitive) To encounter with courage and fortitude, to defy, to provoke.
opposeverb	To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against.
scornverb	(transitive) To feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise.
challengeverb	A confrontation; a dare.
sassverb	(intransitive, US, informal) To talk, to talk back.
denyverb	(transitive) To assert that something is not true.
despiseverb	To regard with contempt or scorn.
shirkverb	(transitive) To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.
disregardverb	(transitive) To ignore; to pay no attention to.
ignoreverb	To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
cheatverb	(intransitive) To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.
confrontverb	(transitive) To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with.