Contumacious
Contumacious adjective - Given to resisting authority or another's control.
Recalcitrancy and contumacious are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Recalcitrancy" with "Contumacious", this adjectives are similar.
Nearby Word: contumacy
Recalcitrancy
Recalcitrancy noun - The trait of being unmanageable.
Contumacious and recalcitrancy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contumacious" instead an adjective "Recalcitrancy".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- stubborn and contumacious
- stubborn and recalcitrancy
- obstreperous and contumacious
- obstreperous and recalcitrancy
- defiant and contumacious
- defiant and recalcitrancy
- difficult and contumacious
- difficult and recalcitrancy
- naughty and contumacious
- naughty and recalcitrancy
- hard and contumacious
- hard and recalcitrancy
- contrary and contumacious
- contrary and recalcitrancy
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Recalcitrancy and Contumacious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contumacious/recalcitrancy
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