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Synonyms and Antonyms of defying
- in those days a woman was brave if she defied fashion and wore white after Labor Day
mutinying (against), revolting (against)
disregarding, ignoring, overlooking, overpassing, passing over, tuning out
brushing (off), dismissing, flouting, pooh-poohing (also poohing), rejecting, scoffing (at), scorning, shrugging off, winking (at)
breaching, breaking, infringing, transgressing, violating
bucking, combating (or combatting), contesting, disputing, fighting, opposing, resisting, withstanding
capitulating (to), conceding (to), deferring (to), goose-stepping (to), serving, stooping (to), submitting (to), surrendering (to), yielding (to)
acceding (to), acquiescing (to), agreeing (to), assenting (to), obliging
attending, hearing, heeding, listening (to), marking, noticing, noting, regarding, watching
- after missing the target, she defied her boyfriend to do better
- a rescue team willing to defy the raging storm
- a bicyclist who regularly defies illness and infirmity in order to compete in races
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