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Synonyms for defiant
The synonym for defiant recorded in this bank is noncompliant, in the sense "boldly resisting authority or an opposing force". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.
The synonym for defiant
- noncompliantadjective, in the sense "boldly resisting authority or an opposing force"
That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and defiant carries one sense so far.
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
A defiant attitude.
The true synonym
noncompliant
Same sentence, swapped: A noncompliant attitude.
Close but different
Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.
- compliant
- impertinent
- brazen
Where defiant turns up in the game
defiant is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 5, Summit. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in one other puzzle, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzle where defiant is the trap
- cowardlyadjective, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is craven, in the sense "lacking courage; too afraid to face danger", and defiant is on the board beside it.
Play defiant
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so defiant reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because actions is the company defiant keeps.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. defiant carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.