130 entries under expression topic. ×

0
refuse to accept(idiom, protest, nixing, constate)
0
refuse to comply(verb, idiom, ignore, defy)
0
run against tide(verb, idiom, conflict, dissent)
0
run counter to(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, attack)
0
say no(protest, nixing, constate)
0
say no way(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, refuse)
0
say not a chance(verb, idiom, refuse, conflict)
0
say nothing doing(verb, idiom, refuse, conflict)
0
search out(verb, phrasal verb, try, resist)
0
searched out(verb, resist, bestir, regroup)
0
searching out(verb, resist, bestir, regroup)
0
setting aside(disobey, recalcitrate)
0
shoot down(protest, nixing, constate)
0
shot down(protest, nixing, constate)
0
sound off(protest, nixing, constate)
0
speak against(resist, bestir, counterattacking)
0
square off with(verb, idiom, conflict, dissent)
0
square with(verb, conflict, dissent, altercate)
0
stand up to(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
0
stick it out(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, try)
15 years ago|158 views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2011). fly in face of thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/fly_in_face_of/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2011. "fly in face of thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/fly_in_face_of/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 26, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2011, fly in face of thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 26 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/fly_in_face_of/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "fly in face of thesaurus" 22 May 2011. Web. 26 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/fly_in_face_of/thesaurus/synonyms>