Contumacious
Contumacious adjective - Given to resisting authority or another's control.
Usage example: the judge threatened to charge the contumacious witness with contempt of court
Errant and contumacious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Errant" instead an adjective "Contumacious".
Nearby Word: contumacy
Errant
Errant adjective - Engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior.
Contumacious and errant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contumacious" instead an adjective "Errant".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- restive and contumacious
- restive and errant
- disorderly and contumacious
- disorderly and errant
- naughty and contumacious
- naughty and errant
- contrary and contumacious
- contrary and errant
- perverse and contumacious
- perverse and errant
- refractory and contumacious
- refractory and errant
- unmanageable and contumacious
- unmanageable and errant
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