Grade 5

defiance

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(de-fi-ance) 3 syllables

Definition

noun. bold disobedience and lack of respect for authority.

Example Sentence

The students were showing defiance when they refused to do their work.

Synonyms

rebelliously; disrespectfully; insolently

Antonyms

obediently

Rhymes

  • science

  • alliance
  • appliance
  • compliance
  • defiance
  • reliance

  • noncompliance
  • pseudoscience