All defy antonyms
de·fy
D d verb defy
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- respect — a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in): to differ in some respect.
- note — a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- attract — If something attracts people or animals, it has features that cause them to come to it.
- admire — If you admire someone or something, you like and respect them very much.
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- compliment — A compliment is a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done.
- abet — If one person abets another, they help or encourage them to do something criminal or wrong. Abet is often used in the legal expression 'aid and abet'.
- give in — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- obey — to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of: to obey one's parents.
- surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- flatter — to make flat.
- pay attention — be attentive
- regard — to look upon or think of with a particular feeling: to regard a person with favor.
- like — in like manner with; similarly to; in the manner characteristic of: He works like a beaver.
- love — a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- give up — the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- commend — If you commend someone or something, you praise them formally.
- yield — to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs.