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
Pigheaded and contumacious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pigheaded" instead an adjective "Contumacious".
Nearby Word: contumacy
Pigheaded
Pigheaded adjective - Sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion.
Usage example: the kind of pigheaded person who seems to believe that facts only confuse an issue
Contumacious and pigheaded are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contumacious" instead an adjective "Pigheaded".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- inflexible and contumacious
- inflexible and pigheaded
- obstinate and contumacious
- obstinate and pigheaded
- stubborn and contumacious
- stubborn and pigheaded
- unyielding and contumacious
- unyielding and pigheaded
- defiant and contumacious
- defiant and pigheaded
- contrary and contumacious
- contrary and pigheaded
- perverse and contumacious
- perverse and pigheaded
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