Recalcitrant

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Marked by stubborn resistance to and defiance of authority or guidance. See Synonyms at unruly.
  • n. A recalcitrant person.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey authority.
  • adj. Unwilling to cooperate socially.
  • adj. Difficult to deal with or to operate.
  • n. A person who is recalcitrant.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Kicking back; recalcitrating; hence, showing repugnance or opposition; refractory.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Refusing to submit; exhibiting repugnance or opposition; not submissive or compliant; refractory.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. marked by stubborn resistance to authority
  • adj. stubbornly resistant to authority or control
    • Equivalent
    defiant    noncompliant    disobedient   
    Antonym
    cooperative    compliant    eager   
    Form
    recalcitrance    recalcitrancy   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    recalcitrating    refractory    disobedient    stubborn    unruly   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    refractory    unruly    unwilling    contumacious    disobedient   
     
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