Answer: DEFY
DEFY is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 43 times.
Referring Clues:
- Stand up to
 - Thumb one's nose at
 - Buck
 - Beard
 - Stare down, say
 - Go against
 - Flout
 - Resist, as authority
 - Resist openly
 - Flout, as authority
 - Challenge, as authority
 - Resist
 - Swim upstream, in a sense
 - Fly in the face of
 - Challenge
 - Throw down the gauntlet
 - Resist boldly
 - Resist with boldness
 - Go against, as someone's will
 - Go up against
 - Really resist
 - Disobey
 - Boldly resist
 - Buck, as odds
 - Boldly oppose
 - Boldly oppose
 - Act with boldness
 - Put up resistance to
 - Rebel against
 - Stand firm
 - Dare
 - Openly challenge
 - Act against
 - Fail to follow
 - Brave
 - Stand up against
 - Refuse to obey
 - Go against the wishes of
 - Oppose boldly
 - Don't obey
 - Resist, as orders
 - Oppose
 - Go against, as expectations
 
Last Seen In:
- USA Today - October 28, 2025
 - New York Times - November 22, 2024
 - LA Times - November 15, 2024
 - LA Times - June 03, 2024
 - LA Times - July 02, 2023
 - LA Times - April 29, 2023
 - LA Times - April 02, 2023
 - USA Today - February 27, 2023
 - USA Today - December 05, 2022
 - USA Today - September 21, 2022
 - LA Times - November 26, 2021
 - New York Times - September 17, 2021
 - New York Times - July 04, 2021
 - New York Times - June 01, 2021
 - LA Times - August 11, 2020
 - Netword - July 31, 2020
 - Netword - April 26, 2020
 - Netword - April 20, 2020
 - Universal - October 27, 2019
 - New York Times - October 14, 2019
 
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