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Translate defiant from English to Dutch

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defiant:
- uitdagend; provocerend; overtreffend; tartend; trotserend
Wiktionary:
- defiant → recalcitrant

English

Detailed Translations for defiant from English to Dutch

defiant:

defiant adj

defiant (provoking; provocative; daring; ostentatious)
uitdagend; provocerend
- uitdagend adj
- provocerend adj
defiant (exceeding)
overtreffend; tartend
- overtreffend adj
- tartend adj
defiant (defying; facing; braving; provoking)
tartend; trotserend
- tartend adj
- trotserend adj

Translation Matrix for defiant:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
overtreffend	defiant; exceeding
provocerend	daring; defiant; ostentatious; provocative; provoking
uitdagend	daring; defiant; ostentatious; provocative; provoking
-	noncompliant
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	refractory
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
tartend	braving; defiant; defying; exceeding; facing; provoking
trotserend	braving; defiant; defying; facing; provoking

Related Words for "defiant":

defiantly

Synonyms for "defiant":

noncompliant; insubordinate; resistant; resistive; obstreperous; recalcitrant; disobedient; intractable; unmanageable; difficult; unwilling

Antonyms for "defiant":

compliant

Related Definitions for "defiant":

boldly resisting authority or an opposing force¹
- brought up to be aggressive and defiant¹
- a defiant attitude¹

Wiktionary Translations for defiant:

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• defiant	→ recalcitrant	↔ trotzig — eigensinnig, auf den eigenen Willen bestehend

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University