Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: defiance

Synonyms:

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Usage examples:

And you had the meshings of art, culture, defiance, questions, lack of answers, technology.

Source: https://variety.com/2023/music/news/chuck-d-fight-the-power-how-hip-hop-changed-the-world-1235653592/

As he jets off for a state visit to Moscow this week, China’s President Xi Jinping is doing so in defiance of massive international pressure.

Source: https://www.politico.eu/article/xi-jinping-china-vladimir-putin-russia-best-friend-ally-war-in-ukraine/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

As they face societal expectations, gender roles, and the limitations imposed by their backgrounds, their journey becomes an intimate portrayal of resilience and defiance against a backdrop of adversity.

Source: https://collider.com/underrated-shows-on-max-streaming-service/

BANGKOK -- Thailand's central bank on Wednesday brought its policy rate to 2.5%, an eighth-consecutive increase that came in defiance of market expectations and in a bid to keep inflation in check.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/fd5d32d34aa61ccc?ref=ff

Before long, Luke’s freewheeling, offhanded confidence—a quality that probably made him seem boyishly attractive to Emily—has hardened into ugly defiance.

Source: https://time.com/6317756/fair-play-review/

Brennan, 43, of Horsley, appeared before Wollongong Local Court on Tuesday to answer for a staggering spate of offending - mostly charges of shoplifting and entering shopping centres in defiance of bans.

Source: https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/8225396/scotch-fillets-and-wigs-serial-dapto-shoplifter-sent-to-jail/?src=rss

Climate campaigners raise their fists in defiance after stopping the train and its cargo.

Source: https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/state/nsw/2023/04/16/activists-arrested-coal-train-protest/

Crosshair seems to view the ice vulture as a sign that he is doomed anyway, and he chooses to make one final act of defiance before he also is consumed by the Empire's war machine.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/the-bad-batch-crosshair-ice-vulture/

Despite the creator’s defiance in confirming a narrative, the confrontational dynamic between the player and the narrator drives a clear message about toxic relationships.

Source: https://thekeystonenews.com/2023/12/11/game-review-loved-2010-is-a-game-about-redacted/

Ducey also cut taxes, vastly expanded school choice, restricted abortion and built a makeshift wall on the U.S.-Mexico border in defiance of a Democratic president, checking just about every conservative box.

Source: https://capitolhillblue.com/node/92937

Edafe added that any act of defiance is detrimental and deviants would be brought to book in accordance with the Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act, 2013.

Source: https://newtelegraphng.com/details-of-how-police-arrest-gay-couple-65-others-during-same-sex-marriage-emerge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=details-of-how-police-arrest-gay-couple-65-others-during-same-sex-marriage-emerge

First, Trump appeared to make a new attack on the judge’s clerk in defiance of a gag order.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/10/26/trump-is-forced-to-play-by-the-rules-in-court-and-doesnt-like-it/

From his early ALPHA evangelical days, he has become a hater of evangelicals, that body of believers who now stand in defiance of him and his Johnny-come-lately revisionism.

Source: https://virtueonline.org/archbishop-welby-issues-disconnected-response-gafcon-statement

Grace Kamanga, 42, one of the mothers who care for the displaced children in her block, admires the children’s tenacity and defiance in the eye of the devastating storm.

Source: https://mwnation.com/children-just-being-children/

Guided by the vision of Mina, the East Brisbane Free Shophas emerged as a symbol of defiance against the societal failures that consign hundreds of locals to the clutches of struggle.

Source: https://westender.com.au/east-brisbane-free-shop-provides-mutual-aid-amid-societys-failures/

Her acts of defiance cast a hot light on the hypocrisy of celebrity and of women petrified to speak to social justice causes for fear of losing fans, wealth, status, and the 'love' of men.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12352885/A-divine-voice-forged-suffering-Sin-ad-OConnors-early-life-mirrored-music-saved-writes-American-singer-songwriter-ADELE-BERTEI.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Her defiance comes after six police officers entered her pub last Tuesday and took away several golliwog dolls displayed on a shelf behind the bar after the force received an anonymous complaint.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1756936/pub-landlady-golliwog-dolls-essex-police

He would not tolerate her blatant defiance of his new reign and sought to make an example of her.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/times-one-piece-not-for-kids/

His defiance led to several reprimands, and eventually, four years ago, he was dismissed from the force.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-66817873?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA