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To dispute the validity of

To invite someone to engage in a contest

To face, resist or oppose with boldness or courage

To disregard the rules or refuse to conform

To elude in a baffling way

To refuse to obey the orders of a person in authority

To ignore disrespectfully

To answer in a cheeky or rude manner

To express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something

To use one's authority to reject or cancel (a decision, view, etc.)

Plural for open resistance to authority or opposition

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Verb

To dispute the validity of

calls in question

calls into question

protests against

take issue with

takes exception to

comes to blows with

flies in the face of

rallies against

struggles against

puts up a fight against

strives against

takes a stand against

sets your face against

makes a stand against

speaks out against

takes up arms against

holds out against

runs counter to

not countenances

stands up and be counted against

revolts against

rises up against

agitates against

refuses to accept

locks horns with

throws down the gauntlet

takes wind out of sails

has bone to pick

spares no effort

competes against

puts up an argument

campaigns against

bucks the trend

goes against the grain

battles against

brings to an end to

beards the lion in his den

confronts danger

stands up to danger

faces the music

faces up to danger

does battle with

skirmishes with

begins battle with

gives battle to

wages war against

comes to close quarters with

enters into combat with

mounts an attack on

joins battle with

raises objections to

strongly disagrees

has a problem with

protests strongly at

declaims against

makes a fuss about

fulminates against

criticizea severely

opposes strongly

complains vociferously about

kicks up a fuss about

makes a protest against

expresses disagreement

expresses disapproval of

casts aspersions on

remonstrates about

complains about

raises doubts about

kicks up a stink about

disagrees violently with

complains bitterly about

expostulates about

inveighs against

shakes one's head

strenuously disagrees

forcefully opposes

takes great exception to

thunders against

puts out a feeler question

tests the waters

draws a line in the sand

draws the line at

finds fault with

makes a protest to

takes exception

says not a chance

refuses to support

fails to agree with

puts up a fight

withholds assent

says nothing doing

declines to support

expresses objection

expresses disagreement with

harbours reservations about

entertains doubts about

expresses suspicions about

has hesitations about

has reservations about

throws doubt on

expresses reservations about

feels uneasy about

has suspicions about

casts doubt upon

harbours suspicions about

proves to be wrong

argues the pros and cons of

has an argument about

shows to be wrong

gives thumbs down to

puts up argument

bandies words concerning

shoots full of holes

dissents against

blows out of the water

shows to be false

proves to be false

shoots down in flames

hammers away at

declares to be untrue

picks an argument with

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“I will not go in, and I will defy any attempt to make me.”

Verb

To invite someone to engage in a contest

throws down the gauntlet

issues a challenge to

calls someone's bluff

invites to debate

asks for trouble

starts something

“I invite you, no, I defy you, to pack your things and come with me right this minute, and see for yourself who my clients are and what they do for a living.”

Verb

To face, resist or oppose with boldness or courage

goes up against

stand your ground

stays the course

goes one-on-one

meets eyeball-to-eyeball

stands up against

comes face to face with

prevails against

stick to your guns

holds the line against

flies in face of

perseveres in the face of

goes the distance against

calls someone's bluff

takes a stand against

treats with contempt

comes up against

sits and takes it

flies in the face of

holds out against

stands firm against

braces oneself for

bears the brunt of

subjects oneself to

resigns oneself to

squares off against

throws down the gauntlet

musters courage

runs the gauntlet

steps over the line

knocks chip off shoulder

looks straight in the eye

takes patiently

goes along with

takes the bull by the horns

bears up against

puts up struggle

holds your ground

takes a chance on

takes the plunge

takes a chance with

lives longer than

makes it through

comes through unscathed

lasts longer than

remains alive after

taking one's lumps

pits oneself against

makes a comeback

pulls out of it

dies hard against

perseveres against

keeps your head above water

comes out on top

goes the distance

carries through

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“Anger is the last resource left with which to defy the oppressive circumstance.”

Verb

To disregard the rules or refuse to conform

refuses to obey

flies in the face of

hurls defiance at

fails to comply with

fails to observe

commits a breach of

transgresses against

pays no heed to

takes no notice of

digs your heels in

goes counter to

breaks the rules

pays no attention to

crosses the line

sets your face against

rides roughshod over

takes no account of

comes out against

kicks over the traces

refuses to accept the authority of

struggles against

offends against

goes off the reservation

goes against the grain

revolutionizes^US

revolutionises^UK

refuses to comply

flies in face of

takes law into own hands

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“Any member who wishes to defy the rules and policies given to him by his full-time elected officials exposes himself to fines.”

Verb

To elude in a baffling way

“It is a fact which would defy belief, were it not the result of an official inquiry.”

Verb

To refuse to obey the orders of a person in authority

opposes authority

disobeys authority

resists authority

takes to the streets

defies authority

refuses to obey orders

takes part in an uprising

takes part in an insurrection

refuses to obey

rises up in arms

stages a rebellion

mounts a rebellion

comes out against

gets out of line

goes on rampage

mounts the barricades

stirs up trouble

marches against

rises in opposition

takes up arms against

shows resistance

defies the authorities

mans the barricades

rises up against

fights in the streets

kicks up a fuss

raises objections

causes a commotion

causes a disturbance

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Verb

To ignore disrespectfully

Verb

To answer in a cheeky or rude manner

Verb

To express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something

kicks up a fuss

finds fault with

kicks up a stink

inveighs against

speaks out against

takes exception to

lodges a complaint

makes a complaint

puts the boot in

expresses concern

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Verb

To use one's authority to reject or cancel (a decision, view, etc.)

Noun

Plural for open resistance to authority or opposition

insubordination

intractabilities

obstreperousness

intractableness

ungovernableness

unmanageability

uncontrollableness

uncontrollability

uncooperativeness

opinionatedness

pertinaciousness

single-mindedness

bloody-mindedness

strong-mindedness

unmanageableness

wrong-headednesses

contumaciousness

unreasonableness

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