Defy

[v] challenge; "I dare you!"
[v] resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"
[v] elude, esp. in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation"

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Synonyms

dare, hold, hold up, refuse, withstand

Antonyms

apply, lend oneself

Related Terms

affront, attack, baffle, balk, battle cry, be a man, be proof against, bear up, bear up against, beard, bid defiance, bid to combat, blast, brave, brazen out, break, break the law, breast, bring before, bring forward, bring up, call out, care naught for,