Defiance

Defiance
(Roget's Thesaurus)
<- N
PARAG:Defiance->N
GRP: \\ N \\ 1
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ defiance
defiance
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ daring
daring
&c.->V.
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ dare
dare
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ challenge
challenge
cartel|
=>!
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ threat
threat
&c. 909
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ war cry
war cry
war whoop
PARAG:Defiance->V
GRP: \\ V \\ 1
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ defy
defy
dare
beard
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ brave
brave
&c.(courage) 861
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ bid defiance to
bid defiance to
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ set at defiance
set at defiance
set at naught
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ hurl defiance at
hurl defiance at
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ dance the war dance
dance the war dance
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ snap the fingers at
snap the fingers at
laugh to scorn
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ disobey
disobey
&c. 742
GRP: \\ V \\ 2
Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ show fight
show fight
show one's teeth
show a bold front
Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ bluster
bluster
look big
stand akimbo
Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ double the fist
double the fist
shake the fist
Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ threaten
threaten
&c. 909
GRP: \\ V \\ 3
Sgm: \\ V \\ 3 \\ challenge
challenge
call out
Sgm: \\ V \\ 3 \\ throw down the gauntlet
throw down the gauntlet
fling down the gauntlet
fling down the gage
fling down the glove
throw down the glove
PARAG:Defiance->Adj
GRP: \\ Adj \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ defiant
defiant
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ defying
defying
&c.->V.
=>with arms akimbo
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ with arms akimbo
with arms akimbo
PARAG:Defiance->Adv
GRP: \\ Adv \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ in defiance of
in defiance of
in the teeth of
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ under one's very nose
under one's very nose
PARAG:Defiance->Int
GRP: \\ Int \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Int \\ 1 \\ do your worst
do your worst
=>!
come if you dare
=>!
come on
=>!
marry come up
=>!
hoity toity|
=>!

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