FROWARD Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word froward. (close relations)
frowardly
Best Alternatives
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| headstrong | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition | ||||||
| wilful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • done by design • habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition | ||||||
| willful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • done by design • habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition | ||||||
| contrary | adjectiveadj | |||||
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 | ||||||
| defiant | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • boldly resisting authority or an opposing force | ||||||
| disobedient | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority adjective satellite • unwilling to submit to authority | ||||||
| intractable | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not tractable; difficult to manage or mold | ||||||
| mulish | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack | ||||||
| obdurate | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing • showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings | ||||||
| obstinate | adjectiveadj | |||||
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, adjectivev, 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 | ||||||
| recalcitrant | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • stubbornly resistant to authority or control • marked by stubborn resistance to authority | ||||||
| refractory | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace adjective satellite • not responding to treatment • temporarily unresponsive or not fully responsive to a process or stimulus • stubbornly resistant to authority or control | ||||||
| stubborn | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield adjective satellite • not responding to treatment | ||||||
| ungovernable | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • incapable of being controlled | ||||||
| unmanageable | adjectiveadj | |||||
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 | ||||||
| unruly | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline • unwilling to submit to authority • incapable of being controlled | ||||||
| wayward | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • resistant to guidance or discipline | ||||||
| self-willed | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition | ||||||
| untoward | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society • contrary to your interests or welfare | ||||||
