Contumacious
Contumacious adjective - Given to resisting authority or another's control.
Truculent and contumacious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Truculent" instead an adjective "Contumacious".
Nearby Word: contumacy
Truculent
Truculent adjective - Feeling or displaying eagerness to fight.
Contumacious and truculent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contumacious" instead an adjective "Truculent".
Nearby Word: truculently
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- obstreperous and contumacious
- obstreperous and truculent
- defiant and contumacious
- defiant and truculent
- wild and contumacious
- wild and truculent
- uncooperative and contumacious
- uncooperative and truculent
- fractious and contumacious
- fractious and truculent
- hostile and contumacious
- hostile and truculent
- insubordinate and contumacious
- insubordinate and truculent
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