Contrary
Errant
Errant adjective - Engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior.
Usage example: what he considers to be no more than errant conduct toward women would be regarded as sexual harassment by most people
Contrary and errant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contrary" instead an adjective "Errant".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- naughty and contrary
- naughty and errant
- troublesome and contrary
- troublesome and errant
- perverse and contrary
- perverse and errant
- refractory and contrary
- refractory and errant
- unmanageable and contrary
- unmanageable and errant
- disobedient and contrary
- disobedient and errant
- wayward and contrary
- wayward and errant
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