Refractory and Reasonable

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Refractory adjective - Given to resisting control or discipline by others.

Usage example: believing that rules are only for other people, he's been refractory virtually his entire life

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Reasonable is an antonym for refractory.

Reasonable adjective - According to the rules of logic.

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Refractory is an antonym for reasonable.

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