Defiant and Truculency

Defiant

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

Truculency and defiant are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Truculency" with "Defiant", this adjectives are similar.

Nearby Words: defiance, defiantly

Truculency

Truculency noun - Obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness.

Defiant and truculency are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defiant" instead an adjective "Truculency".
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