COMPLIANT Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For COMPLIANT
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| defiant | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • boldly resisting authority or an opposing force | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| disobedient | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority adjective satellite • unwilling to submit to authority | ||||||
| insubordinate | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not submissive to authority adjective satellite • disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| rebellious | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • resisting control or authority • discontented as toward authority • participating in organized resistance to a constituted government | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| unyielding | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • stubbornly unyielding • resistant to physical force or pressure | ||||||
| noncompliant | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • boldly resisting authority or an opposing force noun • a person who refuses to comply | ||||||