defiance Synonyms

antagonism contumacy counteraction rebelliousness noncompliance mutiny insolence resistance rebellion dissent insubordination temerity contrariness disobedience audacity confrontation protest challenge opposition contravention boldness sedition subversion summons recalcitration revolt turndown truculence renitence sauciness retaliation refractoriness repugnancy refusal repellency remonstrance renitency repellence unruliness stubbornness noncooperation recalcitrance antagonistic stance recalcitrancy shrewishness waywardness hardheadedness satyagraha uprising call out