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KOWTOWED Antonyms

There are 9 antonyms of the word kowtowed. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For KOWTOWED

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defiant
adjectiveadj
adjective

• boldly resisting authority or an opposing force

opposed
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• being in opposition or having an opponent

challenged
adjectiveadj
noun

• a demanding or stimulating situation

• a call to engage in a contest or fight

• questioning a statement and demanding an explanation

• a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror

• a demand by a sentry for a password or identification

verb

• take exception to

• issue a challenge to

• ask for identification

• raise a formal objection in a court of law

confronted
verbv
verb

• oppose, as in hostility or a competition

• deal with (something unpleasant) head on

• present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize

• be face to face with

defied
verbv
verb

• resist or confront with resistance

• elude, especially in a baffling way

• challenge

disobeyed
verbv
verb

• refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient

rebelled
verbv
noun

• a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)

• `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

• someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action

verb

• take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance

• break with established customs

refused
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

verb

• show unwillingness towards

• not accept as true

• elude, especially in a baffling way

• refuse to let have

• resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

• refuse entrance or membership

resisted
verbv
verb

• elude, especially in a baffling way

• stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

• express opposition through action or words

• withstand the force of something

• resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

• refuse to comply

Alternatives for DEFIANT

Alternatives for OPPOSED

Alternatives for CHALLENGED

Alternatives for CONFRONTED

Alternatives for DEFIED

Alternatives for DISOBEYED

Alternatives for REBELLED

Alternatives for REFUSED

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