Contumacious and Servile

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Contumacious adjective - Given to resisting authority or another's control.

Usage example: the judge threatened to charge the contumacious witness with contempt of court

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Servile is an antonym for contumacious.

Nearby Word: contumacy

Servile adjective - Showing, expressing, or offered in a spirit of humility or unseemly submissiveness.

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Contumacious is an antonym for servile.

Nearby Words: servility, servitude, servilely

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