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Defiant

Defiant Meaning & Definition
Defiant Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Defiant?

[adj] boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; "brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Defiant: insubordinate | noncompliant | obstreperous | recalcitrant | resistant | resistive

Related Terms | Find terms related to Defiant: aggressive | antagonistic | arrogant | audacious | belligerent | beyond control | bold | brash | brassy | brazen | breachy | bumptious | challenging | cheeky | cocky | contemptuous | contumacious | daring | defying | derisive | disdainful | disobedient | disregardful | fractious | greatly daring | gutsy | headstrong | hostile | impatient of control | impertinent | impudent | incorrigible | indocile | indomitable | insolent | insubordinate | insuppressible | intractable | irrepressible | mutinous | obstinate | obstreperous | ornery | out of hand | pert | pugnacious | rebellious | recalcitrant | refractory | regardless of consequences | resistant | resisting | restive | saucy | self-willed | shrewish | spunky | stubborn | unbiddable | uncontrollable | ungovernable | unmalleable | unmanageable | unmoldable | unruly | unsubmissive | unyielding | wild

See Also | disobedient | intractable | unmanageable | unwilling

Defiant In Webster's Dictionary

\De*fi"ant\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]fiant, p. pr. of d['e]fier. See {Defy}.] Full of defiance; bold; insolent; as, a defiant spirit or act. In attitude stern and defiant. --Longfellow. -- {De*fi"ant*ly}, adv. -- {De*fi"ant*ness}, n.

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