CROSS-GRAINED Synonyms
0 hypernym for cross-grained. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for CROSS-GRAINED
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| contrarious | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • characterized by self-willed opposition | ||||||
| contrary | adjective adj | |||||
noun • a relation of direct opposition • exact opposition • a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false adjective satellite • very opposed in nature or character or purpose • of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false • resistant to guidance or discipline • in an opposing direction | ||||||
| intractable | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • not tractable; difficult to manage or mold | ||||||
| mulish | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| perverse | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict • resistant to guidance or discipline • deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good | ||||||
| pigheaded | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • obstinate and stupid | ||||||
| stubborn | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield adjective satellite • not responding to treatment | ||||||
| unyielding | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • stubbornly unyielding • resistant to physical force or pressure | ||||||
| curly-grained | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • of timber; having fibers running irregularly rather than in parallel | ||||||
| wavy-grained | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • of timber; having fibers running irregularly rather than in parallel | ||||||