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Another word for defiant

Adjective

  1. Marked by defiance

    2. See also:

    resist

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Another word for defiant

Modifier
    2. See also:

    rebellious

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Sentence Examples

  • The teen was far more defiant this evening, and Xander had a feeling he knew why.

  • If he channeled that fire, he might find he liked her defiant passion.

  • In Italy the defiant attitude of Popes Gregory II.

  • Anything more defiant and exasperating than this could not well have been said.

  • She'd gone from defiant to yielding in the space of a single kiss.

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