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
Misbehaving and contumacious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Misbehaving" instead an adjective "Contumacious".
Nearby Word: contumacy
Misbehaving
Misbehaving adjective - Engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior.
Contumacious and misbehaving are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contumacious" instead an adjective "Misbehaving".
Nearby Words: misbehavior, misbehaved
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- obstreperous and contumacious
- obstreperous and misbehaving
- disorderly and contumacious
- disorderly and misbehaving
- defiant and contumacious
- defiant and misbehaving
- naughty and contumacious
- naughty and misbehaving
- contrary and contumacious
- contrary and misbehaving
- perverse and contumacious
- perverse and misbehaving
- refractory and contumacious
- refractory and misbehaving
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