Synonyms of defies

defies

verb

present tense third-person singular of defy

1

as in disobeys

to go against the commands, prohibitions, or rules of

in those days a woman was brave if she defied fashion and wore white after Labor Day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disobeys
• ignores
• violates
• mocks
• resists
• dismisses
• rejects
• opposes
• disregards
• fights
• flouts
• overlooks
• scorns
• transgresses
• rebels (against)
• withstands
• passes over
• disputes
• breaches
• breaks
• shrugs off
• pooh-poohs
• combats
• infringes
• disobliges
• tunes out
• overpasses
• contests
• revolts (against)
• bucks
• mutinies (against)
• poohs
• scoffs (at)
• brushes (off)
• winks (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• follows
• obeys
• serves
• complies (with)
• conforms (to)
• minds
• yields (to)
• submits (to)
• surrenders (to)
• defers (to)
• keeps
• concedes (to)
• observes
• cooperates (with)
• stoops (to)
• obliges
• capitulates (to)
• agrees (to)
• hears
• heeds
• attends
• notices
• regards
• assents (to)
• goose-steps (to)
• accedes (to)
• listens (to)
• marks
• acquiesces (to)
• notes
• watches

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• follows
• obeys
• serves
• complies (with)
• conforms (to)
• minds
• yields (to)
• submits (to)
• surrenders (to)
• defers (to)
• keeps
• concedes (to)
• observes
• cooperates (with)
• stoops (to)
• obliges
• capitulates (to)
• agrees (to)
• hears
• heeds
• attends
• notices
• regards
• assents (to)
• goose-steps (to)
• accedes (to)
• listens (to)
• marks
• acquiesces (to)
• notes
• watches

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2

as in dares

to invite (someone) to take part in a contest or to perform a feat

after missing the target, she defied her boyfriend to do better

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dares
• challenges
• confronts
• braves
• stumps
• beards
• breasts
• brazens
• outbraves
• faces
• outfaces

3

as in confronts

to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage

a rescue team willing to defy the raging storm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confronts
• faces
• withstands
• braves
• dares
• resists
• meets
• encounters
• beards
• breasts
• brazens
• outbraves
• stands up to
• stands
• approaches
• affronts
• opposes
• challenges
• fights
• outfaces
• fronts
• accosts
• repels
• faces up (to)
• combats
• battles
• corners
• contends (with)
• squares (off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoids
• sidesteps
• shuns
• eschews
• shirks
• dodges
• eludes
• evades
• ducks
• shakes
• funks
• escapes

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• avoids
• sidesteps
• shuns
• eschews
• shirks
• dodges
• eludes
• evades
• ducks
• shakes
• funks
• escapes

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4

as in resists

to refuse to give in to

a bicyclist who regularly defies illness and infirmity in order to compete in races

Synonyms & Similar Words

• resists
• opposes
• withstands
• fights
• repels
• contradicts
• thwarts
• balks
• bucks
• hinders
• frustrates
• combats
• challenges
• baffles
• disputes
• obstructs
• contests
• counters
• foils
• stems
• battles
• checks
• contends (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• succumbs (to)
• yields (to)
• submits (to)
• surrenders (to)
• gives in (to)
• bows (to)
• capitulates (to)
• stoops (to)
• knuckles under (to)

• succumbs (to)
• yields (to)
• submits (to)
• surrenders (to)
• gives in (to)
• bows (to)
• capitulates (to)
• stoops (to)
• knuckles under (to)

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