What is another word for recalcitrant?
Pronunciation:
[ ɹɪkˈalsɪtɹənt], [ ɹɪkˈalsɪtɹənt], [ ɹ_ɪ_k_ˈa_l_s_ɪ_t_ɹ_ə_n_t]
Related words: recalcitrant meaning, what is recalcitrant, stubborn, obstinate
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Similar words for recalcitrant:
- defiant (adjective)
- difficult (adjective)
- disobedient (adjective)
- fractious (adjective)
- noncompliant (adjective)
- obstinate (adjective)
- uncontrollable (adjective)
- unwilling (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- contrary (adjective)
- incompliant (adjective)
- indocile (adjective)
- insubordinate (adjective)
- intractable (adjective)
- intractable /intransigent (adjective)
- mulish (adjective)
- naughty (adjective)
- pig-headed (adjective)
- radical (adjective)
- rebellious (adjective)
- reluctant (adjective)
- stubborn (adjective)
- unbendable (adjective)
- uncompliant (adjective)
- unruly (adjective)
- untoward (adjective)
- wayward (adjective)
Synonyms for Recalcitrant:
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adj.
• defiant- audacious ,
- bold ,
- challenging ,
- conflicting ,
- confrontational ,
- daring ,
- dissenting ,
- factious ,
- insolent ,
- insurgent ,
- obstinate ,
- resistant ,
- stubborn ,
- reckless .
- Disobeying ,
- Disregardful ,
- Misbehaving ,
- disloyal ,
- mischievous ,
- mutinous ,
- nonconformist ,
- out of control ,
- seditious ,
- subversive ,
- traitorous ,
- treacherous ,
- treasonous ,
- undisciplined ,
- ungovernable ,
- unmanageable ,
- unruly ,
- wayward .
- Resisting ,
- averse ,
- balky ,
- disinclined ,
- hesitant ,
- indisposed ,
- irreconcilable ,
- loath ,
- non-consenting ,
- noncooperative ,
- opposed ,
- squeamish ,
- uncheerful ,
- unconsenting ,
- uncooperative ,
- unhelpful ,
- uninclined ,
- unobliging ,
- unready ,
- unwishful ,
- unyielding .
- Non-conforming ,
- anti pathetic ,
- anti thetical ,
- anti-pathetic ,
- anti-thetical ,
- dis sentient ,
- dis-sentient ,
- head strong ,
- in consistent ,
- in-consistent ,
- more anti ,
- more clashing ,
- more contrariant ,
- more dissentient ,
- more paradoxical ,
- more recusant ,
- more reverse ,
- more wrongheaded ,
- most anti ,
- most clashing ,
- most contrariant ,
- most dissentient ,
- most opposed ,
- most paradoxical ,
- most recusant ,
- most reverse ,
- most wrongheaded ,
- non conforming ,
- non conformist ,
- re verse ,
- re-verse .
- in subordinate ,
- in-subordinate ,
- more dissentious ,
- more uncomplying ,
- most dissentious ,
- most uncomplying ,
- un complying ,
- un governable ,
- un-complying ,
- un-governable .
- bull headed ,
- in tractable ,
- in-tractable ,
- more bull headed ,
- more bull-headed ,
- most bull headed ,
- most bull-headed .
- hardline ,
- in curable ,
- in soluble ,
- in-curable ,
- in-soluble ,
- more self willed ,
- more self-willed ,
- more selfwilled ,
- more tough nut ,
- more tough-nut ,
- more toughnut ,
- most intransigent ,
- most self willed ,
- most self-willed ,
- most selfwilled ,
- most tough nut ,
- most tough-nut ,
- most toughnut ,
- re solute ,
- re-solute ,
- self willed ,
- selfwilled ,
- set stone ,
- toughnut ,
- un bending ,
- un compromising ,
- un cooperative ,
- un pliable ,
- un pliabler ,
- un pliablest ,
- un-bending ,
- un-compromising ,
- un-cooperative ,
- un-pliable ,
- un-pliabler ,
- un-pliablest ,
- unpliabler ,
- unpliablest .
- hardheaded ,
- more strong minded ,
- more strong-minded ,
- more strongminded ,
- most hardheaded ,
- most strong minded ,
- most strong-minded ,
- most strongminded ,
- single minded ,
- strong minded ,
- strongminded .
- ex asperating ,
- ex-asperating ,
- impish ,
- in decorous ,
- in-decorous ,
- more exasperating ,
- more rascally ,
- most exasperating ,
- most rascally ,
- teasing .
- farout ,
- more anarchistic ,
- more extremist ,
- more freethinking ,
- more insurrectionary ,
- more leftist ,
- more ultraist ,
- most anarchistic ,
- most extremist ,
- most freethinking ,
- most insurrectionary ,
- most leftist ,
- most ultraist .
- dis loyal ,
- dis-loyal ,
- in corrigible ,
- in-corrigible ,
- individualistic ,
- more attacking ,
- more rioting ,
- more sabotaging ,
- most attacking ,
- most rioting ,
- most sabotaging .
- dis heartened ,
- dis inclined ,
- dis-heartened ,
- dis-inclined ,
- in disposed ,
- in voluntary ,
- in-disposed ,
- in-voluntary ,
- laggard ,
- more demurring ,
- more disheartened ,
- more grudging ,
- more laggard ,
- more uneager ,
- most demurring ,
- most disheartened ,
- most grudging ,
- most laggard ,
- most uneager ,
- un eager ,
- un-eager .
- in-exorable ,
- more cussed ,
- most cussed ,
- set in one ways ,
- set in ones ways ,
- set in ways ,
- set one ways ,
- set one's ways ,
- set ones ways ,
- set ways ,
- un reasonable ,
- un-reasonable ,
- un-shakable .
- Star-crossed ,
- ill starred ,
- illstarred ,
- in auspicious ,
- in convenient ,
- in opportune ,
- in-auspicious ,
- in-convenient ,
- in-opportune ,
- mis fortunate ,
- mis-fortunate ,
- more misfortunate ,
- most misfortunate ,
- star crossed ,
- starcrossed ,
- un favorable ,
- un fortunate ,
- un happier ,
- un happiest ,
- un happy ,
- un luckier ,
- un luckiest ,
- un lucky ,
- un propitious ,
- un timelier ,
- un timeliest ,
- un timely ,
- un-favorable ,
- un-fortunate ,
- un-happy ,
- un-luckier ,
- un-lucky ,
- un-timelier ,
- un-timeliest ,
- un-timely .
- cross grained ,
- in-constant ,
- more cross grained ,
- more cross-grained ,
- more crossgrained ,
- most cross grained ,
- most cross-grained ,
- most crossgrained ,
- self indulgent ,
- selfindulgent ,
- un dependable ,
- un predictable ,
- un stable ,
- un stabler ,
- un stablest ,
- un-dependable ,
- un-predictable ,
- un-stable ,
- un-stabler ,
- un-stablest .
Other synonyms:
- indocile .
- control ,
- disorderly ,
- peace ,
- untoward ,
- wild .
Other relevant words:
• noun
- Breachy ,
- Contradicting ,
- Counteracting ,
- Defier ,
- Disaccordant ,
- Disputing ,
- Hard-headed ,
- Incompliant ,
- Incontrollable ,
- Insuppressible ,
- Objecting ,
- Oppugnant ,
- Overthwart ,
- Pig-headed ,
- Recoiling ,
- Refluent ,
- Renitent ,
- Repercussive ,
- Resty ,
- Retardative ,
- Withstanding ,
- adamant ,
- adversary ,
- adversative ,
- adverse ,
- against the grain ,
- aggressive ,
- alien ,
- anarchic ,
- antagonistic ,
- anti ,
- antipathetic ,
- antithetic ,
- antithetical ,
- assertive ,
- at odds ,
- atrocity ,
- awkward ,
- bashful ,
- belligerent ,
- beyond control ,
- bloody-minded ,
- body ,
- bouncing ,
- bounding ,
- brazen ,
- break in two ,
- breakaway ,
- brutality ,
- bull-headed ,
- bullheaded ,
- character ,
- check ,
- clashing ,
- combative ,
- come to ,
- competitive ,
- complaining ,
- con ,
- conceal ,
- conquer ,
- contain ,
- contradictory ,
- contrarily ,
- counter ,
- counteractant ,
- counteractive ,
- countervailing ,
- counterworking ,
- coy ,
- cranky ,
- creature ,
- cross ,
- cross-grained ,
- crotchety ,
- curb ,
- cursory ,
- cussedly ,
- defensive ,
- demure ,
- determined ,
- determinedly ,
- deviant ,
- differing ,
- difficult ,
- diffident ,
- disagreeing ,
- disputatious ,
- dissentient ,
- dissident ,
- do violence ,
- doctrinaire ,
- dogged ,
- doggedly ,
- dogmatic ,
- dour ,
- emphatic ,
- encounter ,
- enemy ,
- enormity ,
- evasive ,
- ferocity ,
- fidgety ,
- fierceness ,
- firm ,
- firmly ,
- fixed ,
- footballer ,
- force ,
- forced ,
- forceful ,
- fractious ,
- froward ,
- fury ,
- go against ,
- gutsy ,
- hard ,
- hardly ,
- headstrong ,
- hostile ,
- ill-behaved ,
- immovable ,
- impatient ,
- incisive ,
- incorrigible ,
- independent ,
- indomitable ,
- inexorable ,
- inflexible ,
- inhibit ,
- inimical ,
- insistently ,
- insubmissive ,
- insurrectional ,
- insurrectionist ,
- intensity ,
- intransigent ,
- involuntary ,
- irrepressible ,
- kicker ,
- man ,
- modest ,
- muffle ,
- mulish ,
- mulishly ,
- mutineer ,
- naughty ,
- negative ,
- nettlesome ,
- noncompliant ,
- nonconforming ,
- nonobservant ,
- obdurate ,
- obdurately ,
- obstinately ,
- obstructive ,
- opinionated ,
- opponent ,
- opposing ,
- opposite ,
- oppositional ,
- oppositive ,
- oppress ,
- ornery ,
- out of hand ,
- outrage ,
- overcome ,
- overpower ,
- party ,
- peckish ,
- peevish ,
- perfunctory ,
- persevering ,
- persistent ,
- persistently ,
- person ,
- personage ,
- personality ,
- pertinacious ,
- pertinaciously ,
- perverse ,
- petulant ,
- pigheaded ,
- play ,
- protesting ,
- pugnacious ,
- pushy ,
- quash ,
- quell ,
- quench ,
- rage ,
- rampageous ,
- reactionary ,
- reactionist ,
- rebel ,
- rebellion ,
- rebounding ,
- recusant ,
- refractory ,
- refuse ,
- repellent ,
- repress ,
- repugnant ,
- reserved ,
- resilient ,
- resistive ,
- resolute ,
- resolutely ,
- restive ,
- restrain ,
- retardant ,
- retiring ,
- retroactive ,
- revolting ,
- revolutionary ,
- rigid ,
- riotous ,
- rival ,
- rogue ,
- seditions ,
- self-conscious ,
- self-effacing ,
- self-willed ,
- set ,
- sheepish ,
- shrewish ,
- shy ,
- single-minded ,
- soul ,
- springing ,
- spunky ,
- steadfast ,
- stiff ,
- stiff-necked ,
- stifle ,
- stony ,
- stop ,
- stormy ,
- strangle ,
- strength ,
- strong ,
- strong-minded ,
- strong-willed ,
- stroppy ,
- stubbornly ,
- subdue ,
- subjugate ,
- sulky ,
- sullen ,
- suppress ,
- tempestuous ,
- tenacious ,
- tenaciously ,
- tetchy ,
- timid ,
- timorous ,
- tumultuous ,
- turbulent ,
- unaccommodating ,
- unadaptable ,
- unadjustable ,
- unassuming ,
- unbending ,
- unchangeable ,
- uncompliant ,
- uncompromising ,
- unconforming ,
- undisciplinable ,
- unfavorable ,
- unfavourable ,
- unfriendly ,
- unmalleable ,
- unmoving ,
- unpredictable ,
- unpretentious ,
- unpropitious ,
- unregulated ,
- unrelenting ,
- unrestrained ,
- unsubmissive ,
- untamable ,
- unyieldingly ,
- up in arms ,
- vehemence ,
- vexatious ,
- violence ,
- violent ,
- waywardly ,
- wilful ,
- willful .
- Contrariant ,
- Crossgrained ,
- Ultraist ,
- Unpliable ,
- anarchistic ,
- badly behaved ,
- brassbound ,
- contrary ,
- dead set on ,
- defiant ,
- die hard ,
- disobedient ,
- dissentious ,
- freethinking ,
- hard line ,
- head-strong ,
- insubordinate ,
- leftist ,
- locked in ,
- misfortunate ,
- mule ,
- non-conformist ,
- out of line ,
- paradoxical ,
- rascally ,
- rebellious ,
- reluctant ,
- set in one's ways ,
- set in stone ,
- singleminded ,
- tough nut ,
- tough-nut ,
- unbendable ,
- uncomplying ,
- uneager ,
- unwilling ,
- wrongheaded .
- Four-square ,
- Hell ,
- Perseverant ,
- adamantine ,
- bent ,
- bound ,
- budge ,
- bullish ,
- concerted ,
- daunt ,
- dauntless ,
- dig ,
- doughty ,
- driven ,
- dyed-in-the-wool ,
- earnest ,
- fast ,
- feisty ,
- fervent ,
- flinty ,
- go-getter ,
- going ,
- gritty ,
- gun ,
- hard-boiled ,
- impatient of control ,
- importunate ,
- inch ,
- insistent ,
- intent ,
- iron ,
- lean ,
- manfully ,
- militant ,
- monolithic ,
- nonconformable ,
- on the barricades ,
- penny ,
- persevere ,
- proof against ,
- purposeful ,
- rain ,
- ravening ,
- redoubtable ,
- robustly ,
- serious ,
- shrill ,
- sit ,
- smartly ,
- square ,
- stand ,
- steely ,
- stern ,
- stick ,
- stout ,
- stouthearted ,
- stoutly ,
- strident ,
- sturdy ,
- sustained ,
- take ,
- tough ,
- unbiddable ,
- undaunted ,
- unmoldable ,
- urgent ,
- wedded .
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How to use "Recalcitrant" in context?
Recalcitrant is a word that means "quirky, stubborn, and uncooperative." In terms of meaning, recalcitrant means that something doesn't always follow the typical pattern or procedure. For example, a recalcitrant student might be difficult to teach, or a recalcitrant employee might be difficult to manage. In another example, a recalcitrant metal might be difficult to turn into a desired shape. In all of these examples, the recalcitrant object is challenging or frustrating the person or thing trying to make it happen.
Paraphrases for Recalcitrant:
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Independent
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Adjective
intractable, intransigent, unwilling, hard-line.
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