Word "DEFY" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
resist or confront with resistance
Synonyms:
hold, hold up, withstand

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
challenge
Synonyms:
dare

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
elude, especially in a baffling way
Synonyms:
refuse, resist

Crossword Clues for DEFY

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Challenge, disobey
Study final piece of testimony, and declare untrue (4)
Oppose boldly Newsday 12 Mar 2024
Challenge, flout Puzzler Backwords 29 Feb 2024
Challenge (4) Puzzler 28 Feb 2024
Challenge odd deep-fry (4)
Stand up against standing orders
Dare feisty extremists to challenge authority
Refuse to obey, as an order
Refuse to obey, as an order
Fed up with young leader? Refuse to obey (4)
Stand up to Wall Street Journal 15 Nov 2023
Resist, like gravity Universal 03 Nov 2023
Refuse to obey, as an order
Go against, as expectations Universal 27 Oct 2023
Challenge Eugene Sheffer 21 Sep 2023
Challenge openly Universal 18 Sep 2023
Resist boldly Newsday 04 Sep 2023
Go against The Telegraph Quick 23 Jul 2023
Stand up to LA Times Daily 02 Jul 2023
Challenge — stand up to The Guardian Quick 28 Jun 2023
Disobey, as orders
Buck LA Times Daily 29 Apr 2023
Go against LA Times Daily 02 Apr 2023
Thumb one's nose at Family Time 26 Mar 2023
Refuse to obey Newsday 05 Mar 2023
Refuse to obey USA Today 27 Feb 2023
Openly resist Wall Street Journal 07 Feb 2023
Oppose boldly Newsday 20 Jan 2023
Go against The Telegraph Quick 13 Dec 2022
Challenge Eugene Sheffer 07 Dec 2022
Go against USA Today 05 Dec 2022
Oppose USA Today 25 Sep 2022
Go against USA Today 21 Sep 2022
Stand up to Thomas Joseph 24 Aug 2022
Challenge The Telegraph Quick 10 Aug 2022
Go against, as orders
Flout The Guardian Quick 14 Jun 2022
Stand up to?
Really resist Premier Sunday 15 May 2022
Resist boldly Family Time 01 May 2022
Resist boldly Premier Sunday 24 Apr 2022
Resist The Washington Post Sunday 23 Jan 2022
Refuse to obey, as an order
Resist The Telegraph Quick 10 Dec 2021
Brilliant finish to University Challenge The Telegraph Toughie 01 Dec 2021
Boldly resist
Go against LA Times Daily 26 Nov 2021
Stand up to Thomas Joseph 18 Aug 2021
Oppose New York Times 04 Jul 2021
Go against, as orders Family Time 20 Jun 2021
Challenge, as authority
Challenge Robin to leave boyfriend Irish Times Crosaire 03 Mar 2021
Challenge Eugene Sheffer 18 Feb 2021
Wined and dined setting up Fourth of July challenge Irish Times Crosaire 11 Jan 2021
Flout The Telegraph Quick 07 Jan 2021
"___ the orders"
Resist orders, say
Fly in the face of Wall Street Journal 05 Sep 2020
Resist or confront with resistance Irish Times Simplex 25 Aug 2020
Buck LA Times Daily 11 Aug 2020
Buck The Washington Post 11 Aug 2020
Don't obey Newsday 31 Jul 2020
Refuse to obey Newsday 26 Apr 2020
Oppose boldly Newsday 20 Apr 2020
Stand up to democratically elected Free Yemen leaders
Openly resist or refuse to obey Irish Times Simplex 13 Jan 2020
Stand up to Wall Street Journal 16 Dec 2019
Refuse to obey The Sun Two Speed 24 Nov 2019
Daughter amazingly fey to oppose authority The Sun Two Speed 24 Nov 2019
Rebel against Universal 27 Oct 2019
Openly oppose Wall Street Journal 22 Oct 2019
Refuse to obey New York Times 14 Oct 2019
Refuse to obey
Put iron within 3ft, rising to challenge
Go against the wishes of Universal 17 Jun 2019
Refuse to obey USA Today 25 May 2019
Openly resist The Times Concise 28 Mar 2019
Brave Yankee agent retires
Challenge The Telegraph Quick 27 Feb 2019
Resist The Washington Post 10 Feb 2019
Resist LA Times Daily 10 Feb 2019
Stand up to The Telegraph Quick 02 Jan 2019
Openly oppose
Resist
Go against the wishes of
Rebel against
Refuse to obey
Stand up to
Oppose authority Family Time 10 Dec 2018
Go against New York Times 06 Nov 2018
Brave -- ultimately afraid, see, of nobody The Telegraph Cryptic 14 Oct 2018
Resist boldly USA Today 12 Oct 2018
Stand up to Thomas Joseph 22 Aug 2018
Stand up to USA Today 21 Aug 2018
Rebel against The Washington Post 19 Aug 2018
Rebel against LA Times Daily 19 Aug 2018
Openly resist Wall Street Journal 30 Jul 2018
Resist Universal 12 Jul 2018
Bravely resist Wall Street Journal 27 Jun 2018
Fly in the face of Universal 21 Jun 2018
Go against
Brave US agent retired on the Fourth of July
Stand up to LA Times Daily 12 Apr 2018
Stand up to The Washington Post 12 Apr 2018
Refuse to obey The Times Concise 04 Apr 2018
I will leave worship, being brave
Refuse to obey Universal 25 Mar 2018
Stand up against USA Today 26 Feb 2018
Resist boldly Newsday 28 Jan 2018
Go against orders Family Time 28 Jan 2018
Bravely resist
Openly resist
Stand up to
Go against
Stand up against
Resist boldly
Stand up to
Rebel against
Resist
Fly in the face of
Brave New York Times 17 Dec 2017
Fail to follow New York Times 15 Dec 2017
Challenge Universal 13 Dec 2017
Fed up youth's first to resist
Resist, as authority Family Time 05 Nov 2017
Stare down, say USA Today 28 Jul 2017
Challenge, as authority USA Today 16 Jun 2017
Disobey boldly and openly Irish Times Simplex 14 Mar 2017
Finally recognised compere of University Challenge The Times Cryptic 15 Feb 2017
Brave US agent's overthrown last of enemy The Times Cryptic 14 Feb 2017
Brave US agent's overthrown last of enemy
Challenge New York Times 06 Feb 2017
Challenge, as authority
Brave
Challenge
Fail to follow
Challenge
Stare down, say
Resist, as authority Eugene Sheffer 06 Dec 2016
Openly challenge USA Today 24 Oct 2016
Resist openly Newsday 03 Oct 2016
Go against LA Times Daily 21 Sep 2016
Stand up to New York Times 29 May 2016
Fed up by the end of Monday's challenge
Brave editor stood up, finally, being extremely selective The Telegraph Cryptic 22 May 2016
Disobey The Telegraph Quick 18 Mar 2016
Stand up to
Go against
Flout Newsday 24 Dec 2015
Resist The Telegraph Quick 26 Nov 2015
Thumb one's nose at USA Today 22 Nov 2015
Challenge to make God heartless
Openly challenge New York Times 06 Apr 2015
Dare Canadiana 16 Mar 2015
Resist, as authority USA Today 25 Feb 2015
Buck Newsday 21 Feb 2015
Flout
Buck
Rise up against
Fly in the face of
Stand up to
Thumb one's nose at
Resist, as authority
Openly challenge
Resist openly
Put up resistance to
Go against
Resist openly
Boldly oppose
Oppose boldly
Thumb one's nose at
Buck, as odds
Boldly resist
Go up against
Challenge
Stand up to
Buck
Go against
Challenge
Stand up to
Stand up to
Go against, as someone's will
Resist openly
Resist openly
Thumb one's nose at
Resist boldly
Disobey
Flout
Beard
Stare down, say
Thumb one's nose at
Fly in the face of
Challenge
Challenge
Beard
Really resist
Flout
Go against
Thumb one's nose at
Throw down the gauntlet
Throw down the gauntlet
Go against
Stand up to
Resist with boldness
Disobey
Challenge
Swim upstream, in a sense
Resist
Buck
Resist boldly
Go against
Resist, as authority
Challenge
Flout
Resist
Fly in the face of
Flout, as authority
Stand up to
Brave
Refuse to obey
Resist
Challenge, as authority
Oppose authority
Flout, as authority
Fly in the face of
Buck
Fly in the face of
Resist, as authority
Go against, as a treaty
Disobey
Challenge the system
Go up against
Stand up to
Resist boldly
Oppose openly
Chip-on-the-shoulder word
Confound
Throw down the glove
Resist
Face
Show fight
Flout.
Foil.
Resist boldly.
Challenge.
Resist.
Resist openly.
Throw down the gauntlet.
Throw down the glove.
Meet head-on
Stand up to
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