as in rebellious
given to resisting authority or another's control
the defiant puppy refused to let go of the football
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Recent Examples of defiant
The video continues with the rapper flaunting her physically fit frame and delivering the song’s defiant lyrics.
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 25 Oct. 2024
Even so, Mars’ defiant punk energy can draw some stares from the neighbors back home.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Her eyes are an expressive window into the character’s lifetime of hurt and exclusion or defiant pride and anger, sometimes spanning that range and more within one scene or song or single line reading.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
When asked about it recently, the Italian coach remained defiant and appeared to show few regrets about how things ended.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 25 Oct. 2024
Even so, Mars’ defiant punk energy can draw some stares from the neighbors back home.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Her eyes are an expressive window into the character’s lifetime of hurt and exclusion or defiant pride and anger, sometimes spanning that range and more within one scene or song or single line reading.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
When asked about it recently, the Italian coach remained defiant and appeared to show few regrets about how things ended.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defiant
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Paul Giamatti stars as a curmudgeonly teacher stuck at school for winter break who befriends and bonds with a rebellious student (newcomer Dominic Sessa) and a grieving head cook (Da’Vine Joy Randolph, who won an Oscar for the role).Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
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Sit down, sit down, with your gaping cupboards and your rebellious buttons.James Parker, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2024
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Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a rebel force and former al-Qaeda affiliate, captured Damascus on Saturday night.Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Moscow Confirms Syria's Assad Has Been Granted Political Asylum By Shannon McDonagh Freelance News Reporter Syria's chemical weapons are under scrutiny after rebel forces ousted President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, sparking fears of toxic materials falling into extremist hands.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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The year is 1600 and a stubborn British seaman piloting a Dutch ship washes ashore in Japan.Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 6 Dec. 2024
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Salt And Oil Some cooks like to use coarse salt to remove stubborn messes on cast iron.Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Defiant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defiant. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.
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