recalcitrant (Meaning)
recalcitrant (s)
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
marked by stubborn resistance to authority
recalcitrant (a.)
Kicking back; recalcitrating; hence, showing repugnance or opposition; refractory.
Synonyms & Antonyms of recalcitrant
Synonyms:
- mischievous
- dogged
- uncontrollable
- froward
- disobedient
- wayward
- dissident
- contrary
- insurgent
- resistant
- refractory
- incompliant
- intractable
- untoward
- willful
- adamant
- balky
- unruly
- ungovernable
- contumacious
- insubordinate
- rigid
- obstreperous
- unrelenting
- naughty
- uncooperative
- wilful
- restive
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- misbehaving
- uncompromising
- peevish
- undisciplined
- recusant
- hardheaded
- inconsiderate
- adamantine
- unbending
- implacable
- impudent
- uncivil
- impertinent
- wrongheaded
- disorderly
- ornery
- self-willed
- mulish
- ungracious
- obdurate
- obstinate
- uncouth
- perverse
- discourteous
- pigheaded
- fractious
- errant
- rude
- unyielding
- unmannerly
- headstrong
- mutinous
- disrespectful
- bad
- monkeying
- negativistic
- opinionated
- unmanageable
- nonconformist
- wild
- inflexible
- immovable
- insolent
- pertinacious
- impolite
- noncooperative
Antonyms:
recalcitrant Sentence Examples
- The recalcitrant child refused to obey his parents, despite repeated warnings.
- The recalcitrant bacteria resisted all attempts to treat the infection.
- The recalcitrant witness refused to cooperate with the police investigation.
- The recalcitrant employee was unwilling to perform his assigned tasks.
- The recalcitrant student challenged the authority of the teacher.
- The recalcitrant politician refused to compromise on his principles.
- The recalcitrant tumor proved to be resistant to chemotherapy.
- The recalcitrant substance defied all efforts to dissolve it.
- The recalcitrant soil refused to yield to the farmer's efforts.
- The recalcitrant child's behavior became increasingly disruptive in the classroom.
FAQs About the word recalcitrant
stubbornly resistant to authority or control, marked by stubborn resistance to authorityKicking back; recalcitrating; hence, showing repugnance or opposition; r
rebel, defiant,rebellious, stubborn, mischievous, dogged, uncontrollable, froward, disobedient, wayward
amiable, tractable, amenable, agreeable, submissive, docile, compliant, docile, amenable, deferential
The recalcitrant child refused to obey his parents, despite repeated warnings.
The recalcitrant bacteria resisted all attempts to treat the infection.
The recalcitrant witness refused to cooperate with the police investigation.
The recalcitrant employee was unwilling to perform his assigned tasks.
