Synonyms and related words :
affront, beard, bell the cat, bite the bullet, brave, brazen, brazen out, challenge, chance, complain, complain loudly, confront, contend with, court destruction, dare, defy danger, dispute, dissent, face, face down, face out, face the music, face up, forget the odds, front, gamble, hazard, kick against, make a stand, meet, meet boldly, meet head-on, object, offer resistance, oppose, play with fire, protest, recalcitrate, reluct, remonstrate, revolt, risk, run the chance, run the gauntlet, run the risk, set at defiance, show fight, speak out, speak up, stand, stand at bay, stand up against, stand up to, strive against, take a chance, take chances, tempt Providence, withstand