- Types Of Speech
- You can use defy as a verb in a sentence.
- About Defy
- A 2 syllables verb and 4 letters with the letters d, e, f, and y, 3 consonants, 1 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letters ef. Defy starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters d, de, def, and the ending characters are y, fy, efy, ..
- Definition
- Challenge; "I dare you!"
- Origin/Roots
- Old French
- Scrabble
- Is defy a scrabble word? A 11 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Defy in Pig Latin is said as "efyday or efydway".
- Unigram
- d | e | f | y
- Bigram
- de | ef | fy
- Trigram
- def | efy
- Quadrigram
- defy
- Word Gram
- Verb Examples
- challenge;
"I dare you!" - resist or confront with resistance;
"The politician defied public opinion";
"The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear";
"The bridge held" - elude, especially in a baffling way;
"This behavior defies explanation"
Synonym | Definition |
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Abide | put up with something or somebody unpleasant "I cannot bear his constant criticism" "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks" "he learned to tolerate the heat" "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" |
Affront | a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of an affront "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult" |
Amaze | be a mystery or bewildering to "This beats me!" "Got me--I don''t know the answer!" "a vexing problem" "This question really stuck me" |
Ambo | a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it |
Attack | a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase |
Baffle | a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy |
Baffle Board | |
Bag | an activity that you like or at which you are superior "chemistry is not my cup of tea" "his bag now is learning to play golf" "marriage was scarcely his dish" |
Balk | an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base |
Barb | one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather |
View all cognitive synonyms for Defy
Anagram | Definition |
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Defy | challenge "I dare you!" |
View English words with the unique letters used in defy. Words With The Letters Defy
Word | Definition |
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Dare | a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy "he could never refuse a dare" |
Daring | the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger "the proposal required great boldness" |
Defiance | a defiant act |
Word | Definition |
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Challenge | a demand by a sentry for a password or identification |
Word | Definition |
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Brazen | face with defiance or impudence; "brazen it out" |
Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
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Defy (4 letters) | 11 | 10 | defy |
Defy Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With D
- Ends With Y
- Spelled With / Contains Letters