Words similar to defy

Example sentences for: defy

How can you use “defy” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Meanwhile, Arafat continued to defy Israel's demands that he round up Islamic militants.
Not until a 20th-century Western architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, arrived in Tokyo to build the earthquake-resistant Imperial Hotel was it considered possible — let alone desirable — to attempt to defy the ravages of nature.
The pleasantly varied News Quiz responses defy easy categorizing.
Most, indeed, defy precision in the attempt altogether.
In many respects, our findings defy the conventional wisdom.