Defiant

7 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Openly and boldly resistant to authority, opposition, or an opposing force.

“The defiant protesters refused to leave the square despite police warnings.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/dɪˈfaɪ(j)ənt/

Syllables

de·fi·ant

Related Words

Synonyms

noncompliant

Antonyms

compliant

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains D, E, F, I, A, N, T with a good vowel spread, F in position 3 is a distinctive placement

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Scrabble

F scores 4 and boosts the total, the -ANT ending is reliable and DEFIANT scores well for a common word

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Anagrams of Defiant

Words that use exactly the same letters as “defiant”.

fainted

Words one letter different

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deviant

Words you can make from Defiant

Shorter words formed from the letters in “defiant”.

detain anted daint dante defat denat detin diane endia entad entia faden faint fanit fanti fated fedia feint fetid fiant fiend fient fined idant

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