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Synonyms for defiant
One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
A defiant attitude.
The true synonym
noncompliant
Same sentence, swapped: A noncompliant attitude.
Close but different
These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for defiant as it is used in the sentence above.
- compliant
- impertinent
- brazen
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