138 entries under defy topic. ×
| face up to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, meet) | |
| fly in the face of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, oppose) | |
| foil(verb, disregard, ignore, weaken, resist) | |
| frustrate(verb, disregard, ignore, weaken, resist) | |
| insist upon(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, order) | |
| mock(verb, disregard, oppose, ignore, provoke) | |
| outdare(disregard, oppose, provoke, resist, frustrate) | |
| recalcitrate(verb, ignore, violate, contravene) | |
| reclaim(verb, dispute, question, confront, brave) | |
| risk(noun, verb, take, set, advance) | |
| search out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, dispute, question) | |
| stick it out(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, dispute) | |
| strike(verb, encourage, oppose, ignore, initiate) | |
| thwart(verb, disregard, ignore, weaken, resist) | |
| urge(noun, verb, support, order, force) | |
| vindicate(verb, state, hold, take, maintain) | |
| bear(verb, take, meet, oppose, play) | |
| court(verb, take, meet, oppose, play) | |
| defy someone(verb, expression, oppose, provoke, resist) | |
| disregard(oppose, provoke, resist, opposition, frustrate) |
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