Defiant and Factious

Defiant

Defiant adjective - Given to resisting authority or another's control.

Factious and defiant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Factious" instead an adjective "Defiant".

Nearby Words: defiance, defiantly

Factious

Factious adjective - Dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion).
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Defiant and factious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defiant" instead an adjective "Factious".

Nearby Words: faction, factional, factiousness
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