defiant
adjective
de·fi·ant
di-ˈfī-ənt 
dē-
Examples of defiant in a Sentence
He's taken a defiant stand on the issue.
the defiant puppy refused to let go of the football
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On Monday afternoon, Petro remained defiant.
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Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
This Irish American neighborhood is famous for its quirky upside-down traffic light, where green proudly sits above red—a symbol of its defiant community spirit.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
Isaac is delightful as Victor, brilliant, egotistical and with a flair for the theatrical, a defiant outsider consumed with the idea of making life from death.
—Lindsey Bahr, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Kurt Caz, a white South African social-media star with millions of followers across platforms, first gained popularity through filming his defiant tours of dangerous neighborhoods in countries such as Venezuela and Kenya.
—T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
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Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
This Irish American neighborhood is famous for its quirky upside-down traffic light, where green proudly sits above red—a symbol of its defiant community spirit.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
Isaac is delightful as Victor, brilliant, egotistical and with a flair for the theatrical, a defiant outsider consumed with the idea of making life from death.
—Lindsey Bahr, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Kurt Caz, a white South African social-media star with millions of followers across platforms, first gained popularity through filming his defiant tours of dangerous neighborhoods in countries such as Venezuela and Kenya.
—T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Defiant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defiant. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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defiant
adjective
de·fi·ant
di-ˈfī-ənt
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