defied
How many syllables in defied?
There are 2 syllables in the word defied.Divide defied into syllables:
de · fied
How to pronounce defied:
Synonyms for defied:
beard
brave
call someone's bluff
confront
contemn
dismissed
disobey
disobeyed
disregard
disregarded
face
flout
fought
hold out against
hurl defiance at
ignored
mocked
oppose
opposed
put up a fight (against)
rebelled (against)
rejected
resist
resisted
spurn
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Antonyms for defied:
bowed to
capitulated to
gave in to
given in to
knuckled under to
stooped to
submitted to
succumbed to
surrendered to
yielded to
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