"Defy" validity in different word game dictionaries
Dictionary | Validity |
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Scrabble US(US/Canada/Thailand - TWL/NWL) | Yes |
Scrabble UK(International - SOWPODS/CSW) | Yes |
Words with Friends(WWF) | Yes |
"defy" Definition
- defy somebody/something to refuse to obey or show respect for somebody in authority, a law, a rule, etc.
- defy belief, explanation, description, etc. to be impossible or almost impossible to believe, explain, describe, etc.
- defy something to successfully resist something to a very unusual degree
"defy" Synonyms & Antonyms
"defy" synonyms:
- oppose,
- resist,
- fight,
- withstand,
- repel,
- buck,
- rebel-against,
- hold-out-against,
- put-up-a-fight-against,
- challenge,
- stand-up-to,
- counter,
- contest,
- battle,
- combat,
- struggle-against,
- confront,
- take-on,
- dispute
"defy" antonyms:
- bow-to,
- capitulate-to,
- stoop-to,
- submit-to,
- succumb-to,
- surrender-to,
- yield-to,
- give-in-to,
- knuckle-under-to,
- accept,
- support,
- agree,
- surrender,
- yield,
- give-in,
- give-up,
- advance,
- promote,
- aid