defy

Synonyms

disobey, mock, rebel (against);

Antonyms

comply (with), conform (to), follow, mind, obey;

Near Antonyms

capitulate (to), concede (to), defer (to), goose-step (to), serve, stoop (to), submit (to), surrender (to), yield (to);

cooperate (with);

keep, observe;

accede (to), acquiesce (to), agree (to), assent (to), oblige;

attend, hear, heed, listen (to), mark, note, notice, regard, watch;

Related Words

disoblige;

mutiny (against), revolt (against);

disregard, ignore, overlook, overpass, pass over, tune out;

brush off, dismiss, flout, pooh-pooh (also pooh), reject, scoff (at), scorn, shrug off, wink (at);

breach, break, infringe, transgress, violate;

buck, combat, contest, dispute, fight, oppose, resist, withstand;