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