Defying

7 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Present participle of defy: actively resisting or challenging authority, rules, or expectations.

“The athlete kept training, defying the doctor's orders to rest.”

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Synonyms

resistingchallengingfloutingopposingrebelling against

Antonyms

obeyingcomplyingsubmitting

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Wordle

Contains D, E, F, Y, I, N, G, Y in position 5 or 6 is an unusual but valuable find in Wordle

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F scores 4 and Y scores 4, together they make DEFYING a high-value 7-letter word with G hook options

Words Related to Defying

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denying

Words you can make from Defying

Shorter words formed from the letters in “defying”.

dyeing deify deign digne dinge dingy dying edify eying feign fendy fidge fiend findy fined gnide indef nidge defi defy deny dine ding dyne

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