Defy
31defy — Synonyms and related words: affront, attack, baffle, balk, battle cry, be a man, be proof against, bear up, bear up against, beard, bid defiance, bid to combat, blast, brave, brazen out, break, break the law, breast, bring before, bring forward,… …
32defy — v. (H; passive is rare) she defied them to prove her guilty * * * [dɪ faɪ] (H; passive is rare) she defyied them to prove her guilty …
33defy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. See defiance. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. resist, challenge, flout; see dare 2 , oppose 1 , 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. rebel, resist, challenge, flout, disregard, oppose, brave, frustrate,… …
34defy — v. a. Alys. 7014 …
35defy — de·fy || dɪ faɪ v. oppose, resist; challenge …
36defy — verb (defies, defying, defied) 1》 openly resist or refuse to obey. 2》 challenge to do or prove something: he glowered at her, defying her to mock him. ↘be of such a kind or nature that (a specified action or attitude) is almost impossible:… …
37defy — v. a. 1. Challenge, dare, bid defiance to, hurl defiance at, call to combat. 2. Brave, disregard, slight, scorn, spurn, de spise, contemn, flout, treat with contempt, trample on, set at nought, snap the fingers at, set at defiance …
38defy — v 1. disregard, ignore, flout, fly in the face of, disobey; slight, set at naught, scoff at, thumb one s nose at, snap one s fingers at; disdain, spurn, deride, contemn, despise. 2. challenge, dare, double dare, Sl. double dog dare; confront,… …
39defy — de·fy …
40defy — verb Syn: disobey, flout, disregard, ignore, break, violate, contravene, breach, challenge, confront Ant: obey …
