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What is the adjective for defiant?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb defy which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

defiant
  1. defying.
  2. Boldly resisting opposition.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. recalcitrant, disobedient, refractory, intractable, rebellious, unruly, insubordinate, wayward, wilful, contumacious, ungovernable, contrary, obstreperous, froward, willful, balky, obstinate, mutinous, rebel, uncooperative, restive, incompliant, untoward, bolshie, recusant, stroppy, combative, hostile, belligerent, antagonistic, bellicose, argumentative, confrontational, pugnacious, aggressive, truculent, quarrelsome, intransigent, contentious, scrappy, feisty, resistant, subversive, insolent, dissenting, challenging, provocative, bold, audacious, daring … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “Despite coming under heavy fire from political opponents for alleged favoritism towards his home county, the minister is remaining defiant.”
      “She crossed her arms across her chest with a defiant look as if expecting him to gibe her.”
      “His death, still defiant, still beyond the reach of the infidel, with a video testament to follow, would be just the job.”
defiatory
  1. (obsolete) Bidding or manifesting defiance.
defiable
  1. That can be defied.
defied
  1. simple past tense and past participle of defy
  2. Synonyms:
      3. opposed, resisted, fought, foughten, withstood, repelled, bucked, rebelled against, held out against, put up a fight against, challenged, countered, stood up to, contested, battled, combatted, combated, struggled against, confronted, disputed, attacked, controverted, thwarted, oppugned, objected to, contended with, fought against, faced, crossed, faced down, blocked, taken on, took on, checked, obstructed, beat, withset, flown in the face of, flew in the face of, contradicted, contended, setted your face against, tackled, striven against, strove against, hindered, prevented, took a stand against, taken a stand against, argued with … more
defying
  1. present participle of defy
  2. Synonyms:
      3. opposing, resisting, fighting, withstanding, repelling, bucking, rebelling against, holding out against, putting up a fight against, challenging, countering, standing up to, contesting, battling, combating, combatting, taking on, struggling against, confronting, disputing, flying in the face of, attacking, controverting, thwarting, striving against, oppugning, objecting to, contending with, fighting against, facing, crossing, taking a stand against, going against, taking issue with, facing down, blocking, checking, obstructing, gainsaying, contradicting, contending, setting your face against, tackling, hindering, preventing, arguing against, arguing with, quarreling with, speaking out against, making a stand against … more
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