I. verb
Synonyms: face 3, beard, brave, challenge, dare, ||double-dog dare, front, outdare, outface, venture
Related Word: deride, mock, ridicule; gibe, flout; scorn, scout, spurn; disregard, ignore
Idioms: fling ( or throw) down the gauntlet, hurl defiance at
Contrasted words: blench, flinch, quail, shrink
Antonyms: recoil
II. noun
Synonyms: defiance 1, cartel, challenge, dare, defi, stump