Defiance and Incongruity

Defiance

Defiance noun - Refusal to obey.

Incongruity and defiance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Incongruity" instead a noun "Defiance".

Nearby Words: defiant, defied, defiantly

Incongruity

Incongruity noun - Someone or something with qualities or features that seem to conflict with one another.
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Synonyms for Incongruity

Defiance and incongruity are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defiance" instead a noun "Incongruity".

Nearby Words: incongruous, incongruously

How words are described

sheer sheer defiance sheer incongruity
comical comical defiance comical incongruity
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