Roget's Thesaurus

#715. Defiance

Nouns

defiance; daring etc. v.; dare; challenge, cartel; threat etc. 909; war cry, war whoop. chest-beating, chest-thumping; saber rattling.

Verbs

defy, dare, beard; brave etc. (courage) 861; bid defiance to; set at defiance, set at naught; hurl defiance at; dance the war dance, beat the war drums; snap the fingers at, laugh to scorn; disobey etc. 742. show fight, show one's teeth, show a bold front; bluster, look big, stand akimbo, beat one's chest; double the fist, shake the fist; threaten etc. 909. challenge, call out; throw down the gauntlet, fling down the gauntlet, fling down the gage, fling down the glove, throw down the glove.

Adjectives

defiant; defying etc. v.. with 'with arms akimbo'."

Adverbs

in defiance of, in the teeth of; under one's very nose.

Interjections

do your worst!, come if you dare!, come on!, marry come up!, hoity toity!

Phrases

noli me tangere [Lat.]; nemo me impune lacessit [Lat.]; don't tread on me; don't you dare; don't even think of it; Go ahead, make my day! [Dirty Harry].