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defy
verb
(de-fy)
resist or confront with resistance
Synonyms:
hold
, hold up,
withstand
,
defy
verb
(de-fy)
challenge
Synonyms:
dare
,
defy
verb
(de-fy)
elude, especially in a baffling way
Synonyms:
refuse
,
resist
,
Antonyms:
lend oneself,
Words Related to
defy
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resist
,
refuse
,
dare
,
hold
,
withstand
,
hold up
,
flout
,
ignore
,
deny
,
disregard
,
confront
,
evade
,
oppose
,
shirk
,
defiant
,
despise
,
break
,
brave
,
override
,
cheat
,
challenge
,
fight
,
defeat
,
buck
,
scorn
,
challenges
,
beard
,
sass
,
confound
,
disobey
,
reject
,
uphold
,
overturn
,
succumb
,
impose
,
contradict
,
elude
,
circumvent
,
thwart
,
undeterred
,
overrule
,
quash
,
subvert
,
transgress
,
shatter
,
adhere
,
invoke
,
trample
,
scoff
,
obeyed
,
prevail
,
sidestep
,
trounce
,
abandon
,
despite
,
dictate
,
spurn
,
frustrate
,
mystify
,
perplex
,
steamroll
,
obliterate
,
clobber
,
capitulate
,
transcend
,
belie
,
withstander
,
cling
,
daunt
,
heed
,
conform
,
bewitch
,
astound
,
astonish
,
outscorn
,
follow
,
rethink
,
vanquish
,
pulverise
,
disprove
,
notwithstanding
,
deviate
,
transfix
,
persevere
,
upend
,
undaunted
,
shrug
,
shun
,
overwhelm
,
vex
,
outrun
,
befuddle
,
kowtow
,
disbelieve
,
contravene
,
enforce
,
vindicate
,
discombobulate
,
becloud
,
rhapsodise
,
defy
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