Defiant
Defiant adjective - Given to resisting authority or another's control.
Recalcitrancy and defiant are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Recalcitrancy" with "Defiant", this adjectives are similar.
Recalcitrancy
Recalcitrancy noun - The trait of being unmanageable.
Defiant and recalcitrancy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defiant" instead an adjective "Recalcitrancy".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- stubborn and defiant
- stubborn and recalcitrancy
- obstreperous and defiant
- obstreperous and recalcitrancy
- difficult and defiant
- difficult and recalcitrancy
- naughty and defiant
- naughty and recalcitrancy
- contrary and defiant
- contrary and recalcitrancy
- perverse and defiant
- perverse and recalcitrancy
- refractory and defiant
- refractory and recalcitrancy
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Recalcitrancy and Defiant. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defiant/recalcitrancy
Defiant & Recalcitrancy. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/defiant/recalcitrancy>.
Recalcitrancy or Defiant. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/defiant/recalcitrancy.
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