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What is another word for be defiant?

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Verb
To face up to or confront
brazen out
confront
face
challenge
defy
brave
tackle
withstand
meet
brazen
stand up to
cope with
deal with
face out
face down
face up to
hold your own
stand your ground
stay the course
square up to
face off
go up against
meet head-on
stare down
go one-on-one
meet eyeball-to-eyeball
come up against
stick to your guns
come face to face with
face up
put on a bold front
put a bold face on it
beard
outface
endure
resist
breast
stick fast
fly in face of
outbrave
live through
go the distance against
weather
flout
bear
stand firm
hold the line against
take a stand against
remain firm
stand fast
take
outdare
stand up against
hold out
hang tough
stand
ride out
treat with contempt
call someone's bluff
take on
persevere in the face of
grapple with
front
prevail against
tolerate
dare
oppose
sustain
fight
suffer
put up with
accost
handle
repel
cross
stomach
risk
encounter
survive
swallow
duel
outstare
attack
browbeat
overawe
cow
intimidate
buck
dispute
undergo
scorn
brook
countenance
abide
affront
experience
court
be confronted by
venture
stick out
sit through
meet head on
waylay
square off
go through
fly in the face of
sit and take it
stare out
call out
submit to
hold out against
stand firm against
take aside
throw down the gauntlet
hang on
face with
come to grips
resign oneself to
subject oneself to
bear the brunt of
brace oneself for
grin and bear
brave out
live out
square off against
be patient with
denounce
question
hack
support
wear
laugh at
muster courage
engage
absorb
bide
accept
run the gauntlet
make my day
battle
thole
pocket
attempt
step over the line
knock chip off shoulder
eyeball
play
allow
stand for
sweat out
stick with
hold with
take patiently
go along with
abide by
object to
brace for
contend with
look straight in the eye
play against
thwart
approach
combat
make a stand against
be drawn against
make a stand
bit the bullet
contest
assault
stick
brace
take the bull by the horns
traverse
cope
violate
bear up against
hold off
get to grips
take a chance on
take the plunge
defy danger
win out
take a plunge
not give up
take it
stand one's ground against
take a header
hold one's ground against
put up struggle
hold your ground
take a flyer
take a chance
take a chance with
“He knew he was meant to be defiant. Mr Adler concludes that Hill came to believe that he was worth far more to his cause as a symbol than as an individual.”
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