Answer and Defiance

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Answer noun - Something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question.

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Defiance is an antonym for answer.

Defiance noun - Refusal to obey.

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Answer is an antonym for defiance in disobedience topic.

Nearby Words: defiant, defied, defiantly

clear	clear answer	clear defiance
usual	usual answer	usual defiance
direct	direct answer	direct defiance
true	true answer	true defiance
Other adjectives: actual, wrong, possible, final, unexpected, pointless.

In one Nodwick comic, Yeagar decides on a gesture of defiance after proving unable to answer the Riddle of the Sphinx.

Source: Mooning
Defiance: After learning of their relationship, Nolan tells Tommy that if he ever hurts Irisa, he'll get his answer to if there is a God in person.

Source: If You Ever Do Anything to Hurt Her...
Answer One clucks defiance, and the other...

Source: Evil Lawyer Joke

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