defiant
defiant is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Full of defiance; bold; insolent; as, a defiant spirit or act. In attitude stern and defiant. Longfellow. -- De*fi"ant*ly, adv. -- De*fi"ant*ness, n.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abuse
- abusive
- ahead
- akimbo
- arms
- ban
- bark
- beard
- beat
- bid
- big
- bluster
- bold
- brave
- bully
- call
- cartel
- challenge
- chest
- clinch
- come
- commination
- comminatory
- courage
- cry
- curse
- dance
- dare
- daring
- day
- defiance
- defy
- denunciation
- disobey
- double
- down
- even
- fight
- fist
- fling
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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