47 entries under defy topic. ×

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confront(verb, accept, oppose, dispute, provoke)
3
face the music(verb, expression, idiom, accept, confront)
2
beard(verb, meet, oppose, dispute, provoke)
2
challenge(verb, meet, oppose, dispute, provoke)
2
dare(verb, meet, oppose, dispute, provoke)
2
dispute(confront, brave)
2
face(verb, oppose, resolve, handle, challenge)
2
face down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, meet, oppose)
2
make a stand(expression, idiom, face, confront, deal)
2
stand up to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, meet)
1
accost(verb, meet, oppose, dispute, provoke)
1
resist(verb, meet, oppose, provoke, challenge)
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arouse(confront, brave)
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ask for(expression, confront, brave)
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assert(confront, brave)
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call for(expression, confront, brave)
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claim(confront, brave)
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cross(verb, oppose, dispute, challenge, question)
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demand(confront, brave)
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denounce(confront, brave)
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APASmart Define. (2015). face up to thesaurus. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/face_up_to/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "face up to thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/face_up_to/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 28, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, face up to thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 28 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/face_up_to/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "face up to thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 28 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/face_up_to/thesaurus/synonyms>