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Synonyms for flies in the face of
verb endure bad situation

withstand
defy
go through
confront
court

risk
support
bear
face
venture

suffer
challenge
dare
beard
take on

face off
fly in the face of
outdare
stand up to

Antonyms for flies in the face of

surrender
refuse
reject
capitulate
complain

dodge
fear
hide
yield
break down

give up
run away
skip

Synonyms
verb dispute, question

try
claim
confront
defy
impose
denounce
assert
demand
test
require
call for
impugn

brave
vindicate
inquire
tax
cross
impeach
summon
accost
investigate
arouse
reclaim
query

provoke
exact
stimulate
dare
beard
face the music
throw down the gauntlet
ask for
call out
face down
face off
fly in the face of

hang in
insist upon
invite competition
make a point of
make a stand
object to
search out
stand up to
stick it out

Antonyms

deny
dodge
ignore

calm
answer
agreement

decision
victory

Synonyms
verb be at variance with

contravene
deny
repudiate
counter
differ
belie
disprove
negate

buck
traverse
confront
challenge
impugn
negative
cross
disclaim

controvert
oppose
counteract
gainsay
dare
dispute
disaffirm
take on

thumbs down
call in question
fly in the face of
have bone to pick
refuse to accept

Antonyms

consent
permit
prove
aid
assist
OK
concede

corroborate
verify
vouch
agree
allow
approve
admit

help
support
go along
accept
confirm
reconcile
sign

Synonyms
verb answer, respond in retaliation

respond
resist
foil
oppose
offset
retaliate
counteract
hinder
buck

return
frustrate
vie
beat
circumvent
ruin
bilk
cross
parry

dash
contravene
disappoint
meet
backtalk
pit
match
take on
thumbs down

ward off
counterwork
fly in the face of
have bone to pick
hit back
play off

Antonyms

aid
assist
facilitate
permit

help
support
allow
encourage

divide
separate
agree

Synonyms
verb disagree

contradict
differ
balk
demur
buck
refuse
divide

pettifog
discord
shy
object
vary
decline
wrangle

protest
oppose
disaccord
argue
break with
stickle
fly in the face of

put up a fight
put up an argument
say no way
say not a chance
say nothing doing

Antonyms

consent
assent
concur
ratify

sanction
accept
agree
approve

join
authorize
endorse

Synonyms
verb contradict, countermand

invalidate
reverse
neutralize
void
undo
disallow
nullify
belie
vitiate
disprove
rebut
annihilate

ding
traverse
revoke
dump
blackball
negative
controvert
redress
kill
cancel
abrogate
refute

cross
abolish
quash
retract
impugn
frustrate
abate
repeal
gainsay
rescind
deny
annul

stonewall
oppose
break with
disaffirm
put down
turn down
cancel out
countercheck
fly in the face of
turn thumbs down

Antonyms

permit
validate
prove
uphold
institute
legalize
ratify
sanction

aid
assist
corroborate
approve
do
allow
help
save

confirm
keep
agree
start
establish
support
enact
go along

Synonyms
verb fight, obstruct

prevent
deny
face
defy
disagree
attack
fight
resist
protest
assail
argue
debate

dispute
withstand
thwart
neutralize
disapprove
bombard
controvert
battle
check
cross
counterattack
hinder

combat
taunt
expose
assault
gainsay
encounter
bar
reverse
contradict
counter
confront
take on

call in question
face down
fly in the face of
frown at
not countenance
run counter to
search out
speak against
stand up to
take a stand
take issue
turn the tables

Antonyms

aid
retreat
give in
surrender
harmonize
comply
assist
permit

participate
allow
help
agree
go along
yield
accept
support

encourage
forward
approve
make peace
favor
join

Synonyms
verb reject; turn one’s back on

abandon
recant
revoke
reverse
renounce
dismiss
disavow
break with
spurn
retract
disown
repeal

forsake
rescind
dump
disapprove
rat
apostatize
flush
decline
cast
abjure
dishonor
banish

reprobate
refuse
defect
disclaim
nix
desert
tergiversate
disinherit
oust
deny
default
turn

demur
discard
cast off
cut off
disacknowledge
turn down
be against
fly in the face of
tergiverse
wash one’s hands of

Antonyms

emphasize
enforce
welcome
sanction
consent
grant

keep
approve
allow
accept
hold
agree

acknowledge
admit
retain
go along

Synonyms
verb endure, bear

combat
repel
defy
cope
tolerate
resist
weather
thwart
suffer
buck
duel
brave

violate
stick
contest
confront
traverse
fight
dispute
oppose
stand
cross
face
brace

take
hang on
hang tough
hold out
take it
take on
hold off
ride out
fly in the face of
grapple with
prevail against
put up struggle

put up with
remain firm
sit and take it
stand fast
stand firm
stand up against
stand up to
stick fast
win out
hold one’s ground
stand one’s ground

Antonyms

surrender
disallow
refuse
reject
aid

assist
dodge
hide
loosen
help

give up
unfasten
agree
support
yield