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
Untoward and contumacious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Untoward" instead an adjective "Contumacious".
Nearby Word: contumacy
Untoward
Untoward adjective - Given to resisting authority or another's control.
Usage example: tried to reason with the untoward child
Contumacious and untoward are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contumacious" instead an adjective "Untoward".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- obstinate and contumacious
- obstinate and untoward
- unyielding and contumacious
- unyielding and untoward
- obstreperous and contumacious
- obstreperous and untoward
- wild and contumacious
- wild and untoward
- contrary and contumacious
- contrary and untoward
- perverse and contumacious
- perverse and untoward
- refractory and contumacious
- refractory and untoward
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