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other words for fly in the face of
- 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
- put down
- turn down
- turn thumbs down
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How to use fly in the face of in a sentence
It is most peculiar, and when he plays that way, the most bewitching little expression comes over his face.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYBernard stood there face to face with Mrs. Vivian, whose eyes seemed to plead with him more than ever.
CONFIDENCEHENRY JAMESA Yankee, whose face had been mauled in a pot-house brawl, assured General Jackson that he had received his scars in battle.
THE BOOK OF ANECDOTES AND BUDGET OF FUN;VARIOUSWith a suffocating gasp, she fell back into the chair on which she sat, and covered her face with her hands.
THE PASTOR'S FIRE-SIDE VOL. 3 OF 4JANE PORTERJoe looked at her with a smile, his face still solemn and serious for all its youth and the fires of new-lit hope behind his eyes.
THE BONDBOYGEORGE W. (GEORGE WASHINGTON) OGDENThe blood that accused his friend in his heart, rushed to his face, when he repeated what had been told him.
THE PASTOR'S FIRE-SIDE VOL. 3 OF 4JANE PORTERThe aged woman made no reply; her eyes still studied Ramona's face, and she still held her hand.
RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSONBabylas raised his pale face; he knew what was coming; it had come so many times before.
ST. MARTIN'S SUMMERRAFAEL SABATINISo he bore down on the solemn declaration that she stood face to face with a prison term for perjury.
THE BONDBOYGEORGE W. (GEORGE WASHINGTON) OGDENMadame de Condillac stood watching him, her face composed, her glance cold.
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WORDS RELATED TO FLY IN THE FACE OF
- 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
- accosted
- aroused
- asked for
- asserted
- bearded
- braved
- called for
- called out
- claimed
- confronted
- crossed
- dared
- defied
- demanded
- denounced
- exacted
- faced down
- faced off
- faced the music
- flew in the face of
- hung in
- impeached
- imposed
- impugned
- inquired
- insisted upon
- investigated
- invited competition
- made a point of
- made a stand
- objected to
- provoked
- queried
- reclaimed
- required
- searched out
- stimulated
- stood up to
- stuck it out
- summoned
- taxed
- tested
- threw down the gauntlet
- tried
- vindicated
- accosts
- arouses
- asks for
- asserts
- beards
- braves
- calls for
- calls out
- claims
- confronts
- crosses
- dares
- defies
- demands
- denounces
- exacts
- faces down
- faces off
- faces the music
- flies in the face of
- hangs in
- impeaches
- imposes
- impugns
- inquires
- insists upon
- investigates
- invites competition
- makes a point of
- makes a stand
- objects to
- provokes
- queries
- reclaims
- requires
- searches out
- stands up to
- sticks it out
- stimulates
- summons
- taxes
- tests
- throws down the gauntlet
- tries
- vindicates
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.