Defy and Match

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Defy

Defy verb - To go against the commands, prohibitions, or rules of.
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Match and defy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Match" instead a verb "Defy".
Nearby Words: defied, defying

Match

Match verb - To be the exact counterpart of.
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Defy and match are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defy" instead a verb "Match".
Nearby Words: matched, matching, matcher

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description defy description match description
time defy time match time
father defy father match father
reality defy reality match reality
Other words: standards, expectations.

Both words in one sentence

  • I Can Still Fight After missing out on a title match against Fantasia and being regulated to managerial duty at the 2004 GLORY convention, Lexie Fyfe decided to defy doctors orders when she saw then TNA wrestler Desire was set to appear at Spinebuster Championship Wrestling and no opponent had been booked.
    Source: I Can Still Fight
  • Video Game / Saints Row: The Third If you choose to take on Killbane and STAG, you defy this as the Saints return to "screw the publicity, fuck with us at your own risk." Vocal Dissonance: You can mix and match bodies and voices for the Boss.
    Source: Video Game / Saints Row: The Third
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Match and Defy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defy/match
Defy & Match. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/defy/match>.
Match or Defy. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/defy/match.

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