Defiant: alternatives and connections

Not submitting to authority; disobedient; rebellious; mutinous.

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Not submitting to authority; disobedient; rebellious; mutinous.

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Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; clamorous; noisy; vociferous.

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Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; clamorous; noisy; vociferous.

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Kicking back; recalcitrating; hence, showing repugnance or opposition; refractory.

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Kicking back; recalcitrating; hence, showing repugnance or opposition; refractory.

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Making resistance; resisting.

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Making resistance; resisting.

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Serving to resist.

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Serving to resist.

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The act of defying, putting in opposition, or provoking to combat; a challenge; a provocation; a summons to combat.

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The act of defying, putting in opposition, or provoking to combat; a challenge; a provocation; a summons to combat.

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To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.

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To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.

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Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous.

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Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous.

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Neglecting or refusing to obey; omitting to do what is commanded, or doing what is prohibited; refractory; not observant of duty or rules prescribed…

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Neglecting or refusing to obey; omitting to do what is commanded, or doing what is prohibited; refractory; not observant of duty or rules prescribed…

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Not submitting to authority; disobedient; rebellious; mutinous.

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Not submitting to authority; disobedient; rebellious; mutinous.

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Not tractable; not easily governed, managed, or directed; indisposed to be taught, disciplined, or tamed; violent; stubborn; obstinate; refractory; a…

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Not tractable; not easily governed, managed, or directed; indisposed to be taught, disciplined, or tamed; violent; stubborn; obstinate; refractory; a…

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Not willing; loath; disinclined; reluctant; as, an unwilling servant.

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Not willing; loath; disinclined; reluctant; as, an unwilling servant.

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Yielding; bending; pliant; submissive.

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Yielding; bending; pliant; submissive.

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