Contumacious
Contumacious adjective - Given to resisting authority or another's control.
Determined and contumacious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Determined" instead an adjective "Contumacious".
Nearby Word: contumacy
Determined
Determined adjective - Fully committed to achieving a goal.
Contumacious and determined are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contumacious" instead an adjective "Determined".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- firm and contumacious
- firm and determined
- fixed and contumacious
- fixed and determined
- steadfast and contumacious
- steadfast and determined
- inflexible and contumacious
- inflexible and determined
- resolved and contumacious
- resolved and determined
- obstinate and contumacious
- obstinate and determined
- stubborn and contumacious
- stubborn and determined
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