defying

Definitions

Openly resisting or refusing to obey a person, authority, or rule.

Appearing to be impossible or challenging to explain or believe.

Boldly opposing or standing up to a challenge or threat.

Examples

The young athlete continued to excel, defying all expectations set by his critics.

She walked through the storm with a calm expression, seemingly defying the harsh elements around her.

Synonyms

resisting challenging opposing confronting disobeying flouting rebelling

Antonyms

obeying submitting complying yielding surrendering conceding following