Obstreperous
Obstreperous adjective - Given to resisting authority or another's control.
Usage example: the club's president was at his wits' end with obstreperous members who refused to cooperate
Wrongheaded and obstreperous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wrongheaded" instead an adjective "Obstreperous".
Wrongheaded
Wrongheaded adjective - Obstinately perverse in judgment or opinion.
Obstreperous and wrongheaded are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Obstreperous" instead an adjective "Wrongheaded".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- obstinate and obstreperous
- obstinate and wrongheaded
- restive and obstreperous
- restive and wrongheaded
- defiant and obstreperous
- defiant and wrongheaded
- difficult and obstreperous
- difficult and wrongheaded
- naughty and obstreperous
- naughty and wrongheaded
- contrary and obstreperous
- contrary and wrongheaded
- perverse and obstreperous
- perverse and wrongheaded
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