Antonyms for defied

Grammar : Verb

Spell : verb dih-fahy; noun dih-fahy, dee-fahy

Phonetic Transcription : verb dɪˈfaɪ; noun dɪˈfaɪ, ˈdi faɪ

Definition of defied

Origin : c.1300, "to renounce one's allegiance;" mid-14c., "to challenge, defy," from Old French defier, desfier "to challenge, defy, provoke; renounce (a belief), repudiate (a vow, etc.)," from Vulgar Latin *disfidare "renounce one's faith," from Latin dis- "away" (see dis-) + fidus "faithful" (see faith).

verb challenge, frustrate

Example sentences :

He had been defied, trapped, made a victim of the gang who had killed his most valued informer.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

How it came, how it was passed from hearth to hearth, defied our penetration.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

To apply for protection, where authority is defied, is bold.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

She defied all efforts of the master to make her become friends with White Fang.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

Public opinion was defied, and the old methods were continued.
Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee

She thwarted him as much as she could, and defied him as far as she dared.
Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill

So, whenever I met him, I defied him to do it; and he sloped off crestfallen, I can tell you.'
Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola

Was it anything more than the letter of the Divine law that I had defied and broken?
Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine

Also I have a shrewd idea of what he will say when he learns in what manner you have defied his wishes.
Extract from : « The Suitors of Yvonne » by Raphael Sabatini

His thoughts were of a quality that defied polite utterance.
Extract from : « The Trampling of the Lilies » by Rafael Sabatini

Synonyms for defied

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