Recalcitrant
Recalcitrant adjective - Given to resisting authority or another's control.
Refusing and recalcitrant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Refusing" instead an adjective "Recalcitrant".
Nearby Word: recalcitrance
Refusing
Recalcitrant and refusing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Recalcitrant" instead an adjective "Refusing".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- impatient and recalcitrant
- impatient and refusing
- restive and recalcitrant
- restive and refusing
- contrary and recalcitrant
- contrary and refusing
- refractory and recalcitrant
- refractory and refusing
- balky and recalcitrant
- balky and refusing
- contumacious and recalcitrant
- contumacious and refusing
- antagonistic and recalcitrant
- antagonistic and refusing
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Refusing and Recalcitrant. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/recalcitrant/refusing
Recalcitrant & Refusing. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/recalcitrant/refusing>.
Refusing or Recalcitrant. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/recalcitrant/refusing.
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