Defiant
Defiant adjective - Given to resisting authority or another's control.
Threatening and defiant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Threatening" instead an adjective "Defiant".
Threatening
Threatening adjective - Giving signs of immediate occurrence.
Defiant and threatening are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defiant" instead an adjective "Threatening".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Defiant and brave, she either cannot or will not hear the threatening noises around her, yet the others can.Schultz courts Fraulein Schneider with old-world courtesy and they become engaged.
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To Hiccup again in "The Defiant Ones" Start X to Stop X: In "Zippleback Down", Hiccup and the twins use a back burn to stop a forest fire threatening Berk.
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