defiance
nounHow many syllables in defiance?
There are 3 syllables in the word defiance.How to pronounce defiance:
Definition of defiance:
- defiance (noun):
- open resistance to authority or opposition
- the act or an instance of defying challenge
- intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude.
Synonyms for defiance:
challenge
confrontation
contempt
contrariness
contumacy
disobedience
disregard
disrespect
insolence
insubordination
intractability
obstreperousness
opposition
provocation
rebellion
rebelliousness
recalcitrance
refractoriness
resistance
rudeness
stubbornness
unruliness
waywardness
willfulness
Antonyms for defiance:
accordance
acquiescence
agreement
amenability
amenableness
answer
calm
care
carefulness
caution
compliance
compliancy
conformability
conformity
cooperation
courtesy
cowardice
deference
discretion
docility
doubt
duteousness
dutifulness
duty
fear
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