defiant (a)
noncompliant (a)

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def boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
examples brought up to be aggressive and defiant
a defiant attitude
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Also see disobedient; insubordinate; intractable; unmanageable, difficult; unwilling
Derivationally related form noncompliant → noncompliance
Derivationally related form defiant → defy; defiant → defiance; defiant → defiance; defiant → defiance
Antonym defiant → compliant
Similar to insubordinate, resistant, resistive; obstreperous; recalcitrant
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Similar to insubordinate, resistant, resistive; obstreperous; recalcitrant
Antonym compliant → defiant
Also see unmanageable, difficult; disobedient; insubordinate; intractable; unwilling
Derived from adjective defiantly → defiant
Derivationally related form defiance → defiant; defiance → defiant; defiance → defiant; defy → defiant
Derivationally related form noncompliance → noncompliant

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