DEFIANCE Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 133 solutions for 'DEFIANCE' with 3 to 19 letters.

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Crossword clues for DEFIANCE

Clue

Answer

Length

DEFIANCE with 12 letters

WITHSTANDING

DEFIANCE with 13 letters

COUNTERACTION

FRACTIOUSNESS

RECALCITRANCE

RECALCITRANCY

UNTAMABLENESS

DEFIANCE with 14 letters

AGGRESSIVENESS

DISAPPROBATION

HEADSTRONGNESS

INDOMITABILITY

INTRACTABILITY

NONCOOPERATION

REBELLIOUSNESS

RECALCITRATION

REFRACTORINESS

UNMALLEABILITY

UNMOLDABLENESS

DEFIANCE with 15 letters

INCORRIGIBILITY

INSUBORDINATION

INTRACTABLENESS

UNGOVERNABILITY

UNMANAGEABILITY

DEFIANCE with 16 letters

CONTUMACIOUSNESS

DECLARATION OF WAR

IRREPRESSIBILITY

OBSTREPEROUSNESS

UNSUBMISSIVENESS

DEFIANCE with 17 letters

COMBATIVE REACTION

INSUPPRESSIBILITY

PASSIVE RESISTANCE

UNCONTROLLABILITY

UNCOOPERATIVENESS

DEFIANCE with 19 letters

DEFIANCE OF AUTHORITY

Definition of defiance

a defiant act; a hostile challenge; intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude

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There are 133 solutions. The longest is DEFIANCE OF AUTHORITY with 19 letters, and the shortest is LIP with 3 letters.

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Solutions are between 3 and 19 letters long.

Still in puzzle mode? Solve these clues related to ‘DEFIANCE’

Clue	Answers

CAUSE TO RISE IN THE AIR AND FLOAT, AS IF IN DEFIANCE OF GRAVITY	10
DEFIANCE OF THE LAW	10
BE SUSPENDED IN THE AIR, AS IF IN DEFIANCE OF GRAVITY	10
Words of defiance	4
Show defiance	2
Shout of defiance	2
Cry of defiance	2
Expression of defiance	1
Hurls defiance at	1
Rise in defiance	1
Bit of defiance, in slang	1
Symbol of defiance	1
Token of defiance	1
Act of defiance	1
In defiance of warnings, say	1
Showed defiance, perhaps	1
Shows defiance, as a horse	1
Verbal defiance, slangily	1
Verbal defiance	1
Word of defiance	1

‘DEFIANCE’ isn’t just a clue – it’s also a popular crossword answer! Check out these clues where ‘DEFIANCE’ is the solution:

Clue	Answer

Open disobedience (8)	defiance
Challenging behaviour (8)
Bold disobedience (8)
Open resistance (8)
Aggressiveness, opposition (8)