defiant
Adjective
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Boldly resisting authority or an opposing force (synset 300698972)
"brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude"also:
- difficult, unmanageable - hard to control
- disobedient - not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority
- insubordinate - not submissive to authority
- intractable - not tractable; difficult to manage or mold
- unwilling - not disposed or inclined toward
similar to:- insubordinate, resistant, resistive - disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
- obstreperous - noisily and stubbornly defiant
- recalcitrant - marked by stubborn resistance to authority
same as: noncompliant
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