CONTUMACIES Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word contumacies. (close relations)
contumacy
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| defiance | nounn | |||||
noun • intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude • a hostile challenge • a defiant act | ||||||
| disobedience | nounn | |||||
noun • the failure to obey • the trait of being unwilling to obey | ||||||
| insolence | nounn | |||||
noun • the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties • an offensive disrespectful impudent act | ||||||
| insubordination | nounn | |||||
noun • defiance of authority • an insubordinate act | ||||||
| noncompliance | nounn | |||||
noun • the failure to obey | ||||||
| obstinacy | nounn | |||||
noun • the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome • resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires | ||||||
| rebellion | nounn | |||||
noun • refusal to accept some authority or code or convention • organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another | ||||||
| recalcitrance | nounn | |||||
noun • the trait of being unmanageable | ||||||
| stubbornness | nounn | |||||
noun • the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome • resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires | ||||||
| unruliness | nounn | |||||
noun • the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline | ||||||