Factious and Recusant

Factious

Factious adjective - Dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion).
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Recusant and factious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Recusant" instead an adjective "Factious".

Nearby Words: faction, factional, factiousness

Recusant

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

Factious and recusant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Factious" instead an adjective "Recusant".

Nearby Word: recusancy
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