All defiant synonyms
de·fi·ant
D d adj defiant
- disobedient — neglecting or refusing to obey; not submitting; refractory.
- audacious — Someone who is audacious takes risks in order to achieve something.
- bold — Bold lines or designs are drawn in a clear, strong way.
- contumacious — stubbornly resistant to authority; wilfully obstinate
- daring — People who are daring are willing to do or say things which are new or which might shock or anger other people.
- gutsy — having a great deal of courage or nerve: a gutsy lampooner of the administration.
- insolent — boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting: an insolent reply.
- insubordinate — not submitting to authority; disobedient: an insubordinate soldier.
- mutinous — disposed to, engaged in, or involving revolt against authority.
- obstinate — firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.
- provocative — tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.
- rebellious — defying or resisting some established authority, government, or tradition; insubordinate; inclined to rebel.
- recalcitrant — resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory.
- reckless — utterly unconcerned about the consequences of some action; without caution; careless (usually followed by of): to be reckless of danger.
- refractory — hard or impossible to manage; stubbornly disobedient: a refractory child.
- resistant — resisting.
- sassy — impertinent; insolent; saucy: a sassy reply; a sassy teen.
- truculent — fierce; cruel; savagely brutal.
- resistive — capable of or inclined to resistance; resisting.
- challenging — A challenging task or job requires great effort and determination.
- aggressive — An aggressive person or animal has a quality of anger and determination that makes them ready to attack other people.
adjective defiant
- cheeky — If you describe a person or their behaviour as cheeky, you think that they are slightly rude or disrespectful but in a charming or amusing way.
- disregardful — neglectful; careless.