RECALCITRANT Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word recalcitrant. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for RECALCITRANT
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| argumentative | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • given to or characterized by argument | ||||||
| disobedient | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority adjective satellite • unwilling to submit to authority | ||||||
| fractious | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • stubbornly resistant to authority or control • easily irritated or annoyed • unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome | ||||||
| intransigent | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason | ||||||
| obstreperous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • noisily and stubbornly defiant • boisterously and noisily aggressive | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| unruly | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline • unwilling to submit to authority • incapable of being controlled | ||||||
| adversarial | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • Characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary; combative, hostile, opposed | ||||||