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
Resistant and contumacious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Resistant" instead an adjective "Contumacious".
Nearby Word: contumacy
Resistant
Resistant adjective - Disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority.
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Synonyms for Resistant
Contumacious and resistant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contumacious" instead an adjective "Resistant".
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Related pairs
- firm and contumacious
- firm and resistant
- inflexible and contumacious
- inflexible and resistant
- obstinate and contumacious
- obstinate and resistant
- stubborn and contumacious
- stubborn and resistant
- unyielding and contumacious
- unyielding and resistant
- defiant and contumacious
- defiant and resistant
- hard and contumacious
- hard and resistant
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