defiant

Modifying Another Word

• openly: Other pupils provoke peers and are confrontational or openly defiant and sometimes physically aggressive toward adults.
• almost: You sing with an almost defiant Northern accent - why?
• still: He storms off to his room, still defiant.
• very: Johnny is very defiant " Yeah, he's hamming it up.
• yet: First impressions New York City, scarred yet defiant, is the starting point for many British visitors to the East Coast.
• so: That is why they are so defiant of the laws of nature.

Preposition: on

• threshold: The Irish officer stood up disordered and defiant on the threshold.

Modifies a noun

• gesture: It was a fantastic, defiant gesture on such a horrific day.
• stance: The choir appear out of doorways and alleys just in time to answer his defiant stance, before ducking back indoors.
• mood: Their stronger second-half showing left O'Leary in defiant mood afterward.
• refusal: The police sent back a defiant refusal to this call, responding with equally vigorous fire.
• attitude: On the outbreak they broke away into defiant attitude.
• disorder: Dr. Add says " You have oppositional defiant disorder, sir.

Used with adjective complement

• remain: However, King Charles remained defiant in the face of imminent defeat.
• stand: Her lyrics were about secret loves, but instead of going into the corner and weeping she stood defiant.
• become: This has also happened outside school hours and he has also become very defiant.
• look: Under the influence of reaction he even looked defiant.
• say: I'll still be here next year, says defiant Blair Independent, UK - 16 Jul 2006 By Andrew Grice, Political Editor.

Preposition: in

• face: However, King Charles remained defiant in the face of imminent defeat.
• defeat: Defiant in defeat, Thompson congratulated his side on an excellent performance.