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BALKY Synonyms

There are 8 synonyms of the word balky. (exact relations)
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defiant

adjective

adj

adjective

• boldly resisting authority or an opposing force

obstinate

adjective

adj

adjective

• tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

adjective satellite

• stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

• resistant to guidance or discipline

verb

• persist stubbornly

resistant

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)

• able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress

• impervious to being affected

• disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority

• incapable of absorbing or mixing with

stubborn

adjective

adj

adjective

• tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

adjective satellite

• not responding to treatment

uncooperative

adjective

adj

adjective

• unwilling to cooperate

adjective satellite

• intentionally unaccommodating

unmanageable

adjective

adj

adjective

• difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape

• hard to control

adjective satellite

• difficult to solve or alleviate

• incapable of being controlled or managed

unyielding

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• stubbornly unyielding

• resistant to physical force or pressure

balking

verb, noun, adjective

v, n, adj

adjective satellite

• refusing to proceed, act or work

Alternatives for DEFIANT

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