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Synonyms for defiance
dɪˈfaɪ ənsde·fi·ance
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Princeton's WordNet
defiance, rebelliousnessnoun
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
Synonyms:
insubordination, rebelliousnessdefiancenoun
a hostile challenge
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rebelliousnessdefiancenoun
a defiant act
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rebelliousness
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
defiancenoun
Synonyms:
daring, challenge, invitation to combatdefiancenoun
Synonyms:
contempt, opposition, spite, despite
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
defiancenoun
Synonyms:
challenge, provocation, opposition, insubmission, contumacy, contempt, insubordination, insurgency, mutiny, rebellion, recalcitration
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#2185 | challenge | |
#4693 | violation | |
#10782 | spite | |
#17209 | contempt | |
#18414 | disregard | |
#20514 | defiance | |
#31335 | disobedience | |
#34727 | scorn | |
#36071 | contravention | |
#37610 | disdain | |
#43337 | mistrust | |
#69948 | insolence | |
#92311 | insubordination | |
#194830 | rebelliousness |
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Our revelation today is significant because it shows that the Qods Force of the IRGC has in recent years expanded its arsenal to step up terrorism and warmongering to destabilize the region by arming its proxies with UAVs, this is in line with the regime’s nuclear defiance and its repression at home.
French President Emmanuel Macron:
I hear the defiance of all our partners, I'm not mad, but I know that being defiant and weak... is not a policy, it's a completely inefficient system, there is a second choice, which is to be demanding and restart a strategic dialogue because today we talk less and less, conflicts multiply and we aren't able to resolve them, he added. U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, who spoke immediately after Pompeo, focused his remarks solely on China, accusing Beijing of a.
The officials in New Orleans took an oath of office to support and enforce the laws of our State, yet they have decided that some laws are not worthy of enforcement, in light of the City's open defiance of the will of the people of Louisiana, I continue to my efforts on the State Bond Commission. Today was another step toward ensuring the parishes and municipalities of our State comply with the laws of our State.
The Weekly Standard Steve Hayes:
This explains the shift from defiance to contrition, it's totally contrived, she doesn't mean a word of it.
It has politicized the situation and made it symbolic, if a solution is to be found, it would be found within the Pakistan legal system, not in defiance of it.
Translations for defiance
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- تحدArabic
- непокорствоBulgarian
- vzdorCzech
- TrotzGerman
- desafíoSpanish
- défiFrench
- अवज्ञाHindi
- defiantiaInterlingua
- tantanganIndonesian
- 無視, 反抗Japanese
- ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆKannada
- بهربهرهکانیKurdish
- motstand motvilje trassNorwegian
- opórPolish
- desafioPortuguese
- неповиновение, пренебрежение, непокорствоRussian
- ధిక్కరించడంTelugu
- meydan okumaTurkish
- непокораUkrainian
- thách thứcVietnamese
- 蔑视Chinese
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