English dictionary

defy

/d/I/'f/aI/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

resist or confront with resistance

verb.stative

Synonyms hold hold up withstand

Source: WordNet 3.0
elude, especially in a baffling way

verb.stative

Synonyms refuse resist

Antonyms apply lend oneself

Source: WordNet 3.0
challenge

verb.communication

Synonyms dare

Source: WordNet 3.0
To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.

verb

Source: webster1913