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defiant


 
  Overview  of  adj  defiant 
 
  The  adj  defiant  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  defiant  --  (boldly  resisting  authority  or  an  opposing  force;  "brought  up  to  be  aggressive  and  defiant";  "a  defiant  attitude") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  defiant 
 
  1  sense  of  defiant 
 
  Sense  1 
  defiant  (vs.  compliant) 
 
  compliant  (vs.  defiant) 
  =>  amenable,  willing 
  =>  lamblike 
  =>  nonresistant 
  =>  complying,  obliging,  yielding 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  defiant 
 
  1  sense  of  defiant 
 
  Sense  1 
  defiant  (vs.  compliant) 
  =>  insubordinate,  resistant,  resistive 
  =>  obstreperous 
  =>  recalcitrant 
  Also  See->  disobedient#1;  insubordinate#1;  intractable#1;  unmanageable#2;  unwilling#1 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  defiant 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  defiant 
 
  defiant  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  defiant 
  defiant 
 
  Overview  of  adj  defiant 
 
  The  adj  defiant  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  defiant  --  (boldly  resisting  authority  or  an  opposing  force;  "brought  up  to  be  aggressive  and  defiant";  "a  defiant  attitude") 



defiant definition