Recalcitrance
Recalcitrance noun - Refusal to obey.
Usage example: punished her recalcitrance by taking away her driving privileges
Tenacity and recalcitrance are semantically related in stubbornness topic. In some cases you can use "Tenacity" instead a noun "Recalcitrance".
Nearby Word: recalcitrant
Tenacity
Tenacity noun - Persistent determination.
Recalcitrance and tenacity are semantically related in stubbornness topic. Sometimes you can use "Recalcitrance" instead a noun "Tenacity".
Nearby Word: tenacious
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- persistence and recalcitrance
- persistence and tenacity
- guts and recalcitrance
- guts and tenacity
- resistance and recalcitrance
- resistance and tenacity
- boldness and recalcitrance
- boldness and tenacity
- stubbornness and recalcitrance
- stubbornness and tenacity
- obstinacy and recalcitrance
- obstinacy and tenacity
- pertinacity and recalcitrance
- pertinacity and tenacity
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