Defiant
Defiant adjective - Given to resisting authority or another's control.
Usage example: the defiant puppy refused to let go of the football
Wrongheaded and defiant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wrongheaded" instead an adjective "Defiant".
Wrongheaded
Wrongheaded adjective - Obstinately perverse in judgment or opinion.
Defiant and wrongheaded are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defiant" instead an adjective "Wrongheaded".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- obstinate and defiant
- obstinate and wrongheaded
- stubborn and defiant
- stubborn and wrongheaded
- obstreperous and defiant
- obstreperous and wrongheaded
- restive and defiant
- restive and wrongheaded
- difficult and defiant
- difficult and wrongheaded
- contrary and defiant
- contrary and wrongheaded
- perverse and defiant
- perverse and wrongheaded
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Wrongheaded and Defiant. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 11, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defiant/wrongheaded
Defiant & Wrongheaded. N.p., 2016. Web. 11 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/defiant/wrongheaded>.
Wrongheaded or Defiant. 2016. Accessed August 11, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/defiant/wrongheaded.
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