defiant
adjective
de·fi·ant
di-ˈfī-ənt 
dē-
Synonyms
Examples of defiant in a Sentence
He's taken a defiant stand on the issue.
the defiant puppy refused to let go of the football
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The payoff is a wallop of a final deathbed scene, all at once brutal, stirringly defiant and poignant about the mysteries of identity and faith.
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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
Hours later, in an interview with Hamas’s al-Aqsa TV, a defiant Mr. Sinwar made a promise.
—Adam Sella, New York Times, 26 May 2024
All defiant in nature, the shades played off of the cavernous location at Hypostyle Room in Barcelona, driving down a sharp cupid’s bow on the lips.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 24 May 2024
Gazing at the hilltop outpost and the settler road, Mayor Hammad is defiant.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2024
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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
Hours later, in an interview with Hamas’s al-Aqsa TV, a defiant Mr. Sinwar made a promise.
—Adam Sella, New York Times, 26 May 2024
All defiant in nature, the shades played off of the cavernous location at Hypostyle Room in Barcelona, driving down a sharp cupid’s bow on the lips.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 24 May 2024
Gazing at the hilltop outpost and the settler road, Mayor Hammad is defiant.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2024
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“Defiant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defiant. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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defiant
adjective
de·fi·ant
di-ˈfī-ənt
defiantly
adverb
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