Stand up to
The crossword clue "Stand up to" is answered by DEFY, a 4-letter entry. Used 55 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 18 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
DEFY
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DEFY answer page.
Used 55 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 18 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- BUCK (1 uses in xd)
- CONFRONT (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for DEFY
Every other clue in this collection answered by DEFY, most used first.
- Challenge - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Refuse to obey - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Go against - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Let it stand - STET, used 108 times
- Stand up - RISE, used 92 times
- Can't stand - HATE, used 68 times
- Stand the test of time - LAST, used 49 times
- Stand - RISE, used 41 times
- Speaker's stand - DAIS, used 32 times
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