| disobey(challenge, resist, confront) |
| elude(challenge, resist, confront) |
| express contempt(expression, reject, dismiss) |
| face(challenge, resist, confront) |
| fly in face of(expression, idiom, challenge, resist, confront) |
| foil(challenge, resist, confront) |
| front(challenge, resist, confront) |
| frustrate(challenge, resist, confront) |
| gibe(challenge, resist, confront) |
| hang tough(expression, challenge, resist, confront) |
| hurl defiance at(expression, idiom, challenge, resist, confront) |
| make my day(expression, idiom, challenge, resist, confront) |
| mock(challenge, resist, confront) |
| oppose(challenge, resist, confront) |
| outdare(challenge, resist, confront) |
| play down(verb, expression, reject, dismiss, repudiate) |
| provoke(challenge, resist, confront) |
| put down(expression, reject, dismiss) |
| rebel(challenge, resist, confront) |
| rebuff(verb, reject, dismiss, repudiate) |