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Synonyms for defy
dɪˈfaɪ; ˈdi faɪde·fy

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms2.5 / 4 votes

  1. defy

    Synonyms:
    scorn, challenge, provoke, despite, brave

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. defy, withstand, hold, hold upverb

    resist or confront with resistance

    "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"

    Synonyms:
    accommodate, book, stand up, retain, moderate, view as, support, apply, hold back, harbour, hold out, take hold, bind, hold up, arrest, dare, live, take, have, concord, survive, live on, check, make, take for, go for, stand firm, keep, defend, control, harbor, deem, throw, obligate, carry, give, adjudge, entertain, nurse, oblige, curb, hold, stick up, last, confine, hold water, have got, go, endure, restrain, declare, withstand, agree, hold in, delay, halt, contain, concur, maintain, guard, keep back, sustain, prevail, reserve, admit, obtain, refuse, resist, detain, bear

    Antonyms:
    lend oneself, apply

  2. defy, resist, refuseverb

    elude, especially in a baffling way

    "This behavior defies explanation"

    Synonyms:
    pass up, baulk, reject, stand, deny, resist, hold up, hold out, fend, hold, balk, dissent, decline, jib, turn away, stand firm, withstand, refuse, protest, turn down, dare

    Antonyms:
    apply, lend oneself

  3. defy, dareverb

    challenge

    "I dare you!"

    Synonyms:
    hold up, refuse, make bold, dare, presume, withstand, resist, hold

    Antonyms:
    lend oneself, apply

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Dictionary of English Synonymes3.0 / 1 vote

  1. defyverb

    Synonyms:
    challenge, dare, bid defiance to, hurl defiance at

  2. defyverb

    Synonyms:
    brave, disregard, slight, scorn, spurn, despise, contemn, treat with contempt, trample on, set at naught, snap the fingers at

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. defyverb

    Synonyms:
    challenge, dare, spurn, flout, scorn

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "defy":

    challenge, defying, flout, defies, defiant

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How to use defy in a sentence?

  1. Ban Ki-moon:

    I defy anyone to look into the eyes of these courageous and resilient individuals and say you know better what nuclear weapons bring.

  2. Taco Bell:

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  3. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

    I know that someday my works will be praised by the critics, revered by the skeptics, respected by the cynics, continue to be researched by the academics, and loved by all those who know truth throughout the world. it will defy description and pose a dire challenge to historical analysis. the truths I deliver stands on its own. I created reggae and told the world about- the technotyrannical society.

  4. Nancy Pelosi:

    The House and Senate resoundingly rejected the president's lawless power grab, yet the president has chosen to continue to defy the Constitution, the Congress and the will of the American people.

  5. Senate Democrats:

    So what I said, while I would not prefer executive action, I always prefer legislative action, that responsibility lies directly in the chair of Speaker Boehner who has refused to defy the tea party and do what's right for this country.


Translations for defy

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  • تحدىArabic
  • игнорирам, пренебрегвам, предизвиквамBulgarian
  • vzdát se, vyzývat, vzdorovat, zřeknout se, vyzvat, vzepřít seCzech
  • herausfordernGerman
  • renunciar, desafiarSpanish
  • سرپیچی, سر باز زدن, نافرمانیPersian
  • haastaa, uhmataFinnish
  • défierFrench
  • abiurare, sfidareItalian
  • له‌ قسه‌ده‌رچوون, به‌ربه‌کانی کردن, به‌ربه‌ره‌کانێ کردن, عاسی بوونKurdish
  • whakatumatumaMāori
  • afzweren, uitdagen, het hoofd biedenDutch
  • sfidaRomanian
  • пренебрегать, бросать вызов, попиратьRussian
  • кинути викликUkrainian

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