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Synonyms for fly in the face of
verb contradict, countermand- annihilate
- belie
- cancel out
- disallow
- disprove
- invalidate
- neutralize
- nullify
- rebut
- reverse
- undo
- vitiate
- void
- abate
- abolish
- abrogate
- annul
- blackball
- cancel
- controvert
- countercheck
- cross
- deny
- ding
- dump
- frustrate
- gainsay
- impugn
- kill
- negative
- oppose
- quash
- redress
- refute
- repeal
- rescind
- retract
- revoke
- stonewall
- traverse
- break with
- disaffirm
- fly in the face of
- put down
- turn down
- turn thumbs down
Antonyms for fly in the face of
- allow
- approve
- do
- help
- permit
- prove
- save
- validate
- agree
- aid
- assist
- confirm
- corroborate
- enact
- establish
- go along
- institute
- keep
- legalize
- ratify
- sanction
- start
- support
- uphold
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
More words related to fly in the face of
brave
verb. endure bad situation
braves
verb. endure bad situation
braving
verb. endure bad situation
challenge
verb. dispute, question
- accost
- arouse
- ask for
- assert
- beard
- brave
- call for
- call out
- claim
- confront
- cross
- dare
- defy
- demand
- denounce
- exact
- face down
- face off
- face the music
- fly in the face of
- hang in
- impeach
- impose
- impugn
- inquire
- insist upon
- investigate
- invite competition
- make a point of
- make a stand
- object to
- provoke
- query
- reclaim
- require
- search out
- stand up to
- stick it out
- stimulate
- summon
- tax
- test
- throw down the gauntlet
- try
- vindicate
challenged
verb. dispute, question
- accost
- arouse
- ask for
- assert
- beard
- brave
- call for
- call out
- claim
- confront
- cross
- dare
- defy
- demand
- denounce
- exact
- face down
- face off
- face the music
- fly in the face of
- hang in
- impeach
- impose
- impugn
- inquire
- insist upon
- investigate
- invite competition
- make a point of
- make a stand
- object to
- provoke
- query
- reclaim
- require
- search out
- stand up to
- stick it out
- stimulate
- summon
- tax
- test
- throw down the gauntlet
- try
- vindicate
challenges
verb. dispute, question
- accost
- arouse
- ask for
- assert
- beard
- brave
- call for
- call out
- claim
- confront
- cross
- dare
- defy
- demand
- denounce
- exact
- face down
- face off
- face the music
- fly in the face of
- hang in
- impeach
- impose
- impugn
- inquire
- insist upon
- investigate
- invite competition
- make a point of
- make a stand
- object to
- provoke
- query
- reclaim
- require
- search out
- stand up to
- stick it out
- stimulate
- summon
- tax
- test
- throw down the gauntlet
- try
- vindicate
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.