1. (verb) defy, withstand, hold, hold up
resist or confront with resistance
Synonyms: accommodate, book, stand up, retain, moderate, view as, support, apply, hold back, harbour, hold out, take hold, bind, defy, hold up, arrest, dare, live, take, have, concord, survive, live on, check, make, take for, go for, stand firm, keep, defend, control, harbor, deem, throw, obligate, carry, give, adjudge, entertain, nurse, oblige, curb, hold, stick up, last, confine, hold water, have got, go, endure, restrain, declare, withstand, agree, hold in, delay, halt, contain, concur, maintain, guard, keep back, sustain, prevail, reserve, admit, obtain, refuse, resist, detain, bear
Antonyms: lend oneself, apply
2. (verb) defy, resist, refuse
elude, especially in a baffling way
Synonyms: pass up, baulk, reject, stand, deny, resist, hold up, hold out, fend, hold, balk, dissent, decline, jib, turn away, stand firm, withstand, defy, refuse, protest, turn down, dare
Antonyms: apply, lend oneself
3. (verb) defy, dare
challenge
Synonyms: defy, hold up, refuse, make bold, dare, presume, withstand, resist, hold
Antonyms: lend oneself, apply
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Synonyms and Antonyms of defy 
