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Refusing to proceed or cooperate
(
of a person, attitude, or situation
)
Having the characteristics of a pessimist
Adjective
▲
Refusing to proceed or cooperate
recalcitrant
refractory
disobedient
intractable
rebellious
contrary
defiant
insubordinate
unruly
wayward
wilful
contumacious
ungovernable
obstreperous
obstinate
froward
unmanageable
perverse
stubborn
rebel
incompliant
willful
recusant
restive
untoward
inflexible
unbending
unpredictable
negative
immovable
ornery
averse
hesitant
indisposed
loath
negativistic
reluctant
headstrong
uncooperative
difficult
obdurate
bolshie
unyielding
pigheaded
uncontrollable
self-willed
mutinous
mulish
intransigent
cussed
bloody-minded
uncompromising
awkward
stroppy
cantankerous
fractious
unreasonable
stiff-necked
opinionated
bull-headed
pertinacious
disorderly
adamant
dogged
unaccommodating
determined
undisciplined
unrelenting
thrawn
bullheaded
hardheaded
implacable
contrarious
inexorable
tenacious
adamantine
rigid
obstructive
persistent
unhelpful
firm
disaffected
tough
insurgent
uncompliant
resistant
disobliging
steadfast
troublesome
single-minded
wild
pervicacious
renitent
relentless
quarrelsome
turbulent
truculent
seditious
incontrollable
fixed
strong-willed
unmalleable
unshakable
cross-grained
hard-nosed
noncompliant
persevering
riotous
ossified
inconvincible
hardened
indomitable
hard
pat
set in one's ways
self-opinionated
dissident
tiresome
unpersuadable
dissentient
insurrectionary
remorseless
unbendable
nonconformist
disruptive
resolute
argumentative
indurate
grim
incorrigible
out of control
annoying
strong-minded
factious
vexatious
revolutionary
unbiddable
non-compliant
iron
naughty
brassbound
delinquent
errant
irritable
insubmissive
unshakeable
mule
bellicose
pugnacious
die-hard
unflinching
unrestrained
trying
irrepressible
iron-willed
hard-line
badly behaved
stubborn as a mule
haughty
wrong-headed
peevish
alienated
capricious
insolent
adverse
confrontational
mischievous
rowdy
unadaptable
malcontent
challenging
hostile
antagonistic
unwilling
anarchic
subversive
contentious
nonconforming
boisterous
belligerent
undisciplinable
insurrectionist
lawless
dissenting
steely
dissentious
resolved
obstinately disobedient
chaotic
loud
exasperating
impish
noisy
resisting
iconoclastic
scrappy
militant
rock-ribbed
roguish
rascally
ill-natured
crabby
disputatious
treacherous
rumbustious
resistive
unbridled
reckless
stiff
threatening
out of hand
radical
feisty
impetuous
prickly
dogmatic
opinionative
touchy
as stubborn as a mule
chippy
locked in
hard to handle
irreconcilable
estranged
morose
renegade
cross
unfavorable
US
unfavourable
UK
petulant
nonobservant
shrewish
grumpy
ill-tempered
sullen
sulky
malign
malevolent
maleficent
malicious
spiteful
unwavering
unresponsive
up in arms
hardline
diehard
heretical
maverick
erratic
fickle
opposing
withstanding
stalwart
unrestrainable
incurable
inveterate
unbudgeable
impudent
boneheaded
unreceptive
narky
bad-tempered
ratty
shirty
choleric
impotent
rampant
unorthodox
mutinying
apostate
schismatic
traitorous
unalterable
disloyal
proud
aloof
unmoved
unbreakable
heady
aggressive
blocking
stalling
restrictive
inhibiting
delaying
narrow-minded
hard and fast
convinced
unbearable
undependable
intolerable
impossible
not giving an inch
without law and order
insoluble
thorny
unpliable
locked
problematic
knotty
indocile
daring
provocative
audacious
bold
restless
individualistic
anarchistic
warring
armed
sabotaging
treasonable
attacking
immoral
aberrant
arbitrary
unconstructive
hindering
deaf to reason
dead set on
uncontrolled
uncomplying
self-indulgent
tough nut
hang tough
combative
vociferous
rough
tempestuous
uproarious
raucous
frustrating
making difficulties
clamorous
rampaging
vexing
pesky
rambunctious
roisterous
rackety
tumultuous
paradoxical
contrariant
discordant
arsey
disagreeing
rip-roaring
complex
bulky
discommodious
incommodious
difficult to handle
cramped
disagreeable
inimical
wrongheaded
antipathetic
converse
disregardful
cheeky
dareful
sassy
gutsy
rampageous
roistering
piercing
screaming
booming
strepitous
blusterous
ready for a fight
attention-seeking
troublemaking
spoiling for a fight
raising the roof
raising Cain
lively
rollicking
romping
anarchical
heedless
lawbreaking
grumbly
overbearing
importunate
pitiless
strict
boorish
finical
vexed
testy
invidious
choosy
fiendish
captious
snappy
sensitive
hard to please
temperamental
crotchety
uppity
uptight
unamenable
disputative
sour
oafish
discontented
demanding
tyrannical
hypercritical
picky
dissatisfied
rude
querulous
bearish
huffy
delicate
oppressive
hard to satisfy
irritating
fussy
overcritical
impolite
irascible
perfectionist
particular
fastidious
over-particular
finicky
dictatorial
critical
ungracious
impulsive
impervious
violent
rash
intemperate
imprudent
forward
assertive
drunken
bawdy
mean
out of line
set in stone
insistent
ill-disciplined
unswayable
tireless
assiduous
unswerving
indefatigable
harsh
merciless
ruthless
set
staunch
purposeful
hanging tough
unmovable
hard-core
exuberant
knockabout
blinkered
robustious
hell-raising
inconsiderate
solid
excited
bad
cruel
abandoned
stern
misbehaving
unsparing
rigorous
unappeasable
unflagging
playful
sedulous
unchangeable
immutable
tricksy
brattish
scampish
puckish
prankish
steady
dead set
strong
gallus
wanton
brick-wall
wrong
badly-behaved
full of mischief
dug in
standing pat
stupid
irrational
biased
illogical
intent
unsupportive
forceful
untrained
frozen
petrified
unsteady
unschooled
decisive
mullish
domineering
pushy
prejudiced
intolerant
sticky
rioting
decided
indurated
rigidified
fossilized
US
bony
inconsistent
ungoverned
stony
robust
hidebound
stringent
stiffened
unimpressible
unsoftened
untiring
severe
dyed-in-the-wool
unrepentant
uncompassionate
impertinent
hardhearted
bullhead
unemotional
categorical
fossilised
UK
not cooperative
immalleable
durable
lacking self-control
unfaltering
burdensome
cold fish
proof against persuasion
active
animated
swaggering
swashbuckling
cavalier
game
hard-shell
locked-in
set-on
one-sided
crazy
hysterical
nuts
outrageous
madcap
insurmountable
berserk
unfailing
set in your ways
stand one's ground
overexcited
bouncy
tough nut to crack
overwhelming
intense
insuppressible
freaked
overpowering
constant
impassive
untimely
unfortunate
crisp
doctrinaire
unflexible
ebullient
spirited
vibrant
frisky
high-spirited
misbehaved
stony-hearted
unimpressionable
unshaken
unstoppable
inconvenient
inopportune
impossible to cope with
wild and woolly
uninhibited
like a loose cannon
beside oneself
unmodifiable
quiescent
permanent
do or die
hard as nails
sticking to one's guns
standing one's ground
hold the line
hold one's ground
hold the fort
unforgiving
wicked
raunchy
artful
kiddish
infantile
sly
frolicsome
foxy
bothersome
ill-behaved
ruffianly
thoughtless
immature
childish
disrespectful
devilish
unanticipated
ill-timed
unexpected
sinful
stand pat
stick to guns
set in concrete
teasing
worthless
unabated
bound
iron-fisted
pounding
mortal
hard-headed
in high spirits
clangorous
unforeseen
disastrous
unusual
surprising
unpredicted
mistimed
evil
effervescent
strident
energetic
vociferant
over-the-top
brawling
bound and determined
unlucky
unwelcome
infelicitous
inauspicious
inapt
unsuitable
inappropriate
bad-mannered
malapropos
badly timed
unseasonable
unpropitious
misfortunate
disturbing
unpleasant
hapless
ill-starred
star-crossed
luckless
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“A student assistant with computing skills can help with restarting a
balky
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Adjective
▲
(
of a person, attitude, or situation
)
Having the characteristics of a pessimist
negative
pessimistic
defeatist
gloomy
gloom-ridden
cynical
bleak
fatalistic
dismissive
anti
antipathetic
unwilling
uncooperative
discouraging
obstructive
resistive
unconstructive
resisting
unenthusiastic
cool
cold
uninterested
weak
unresponsive
apathetic
dejected
despondent
downbeat
depressed
hopeless
discouraged
melancholy
demoralized
US
despairing
downhearted
demoralised
UK
morose
glum
lugubrious
black
disheartened
miserable
bearish
unhappy
desolate
sullen
disconsolate
sad
unhopeful
dismal
dark
foreboding
suspicious
distrustful
doubting
cheerless
alarmist
doleful
resigned
joyless
morbid
troubled
mournful
downcast
saturnine
doubtful
forlorn
dispirited
woebegone
blue
heartbroken
brokenhearted
desperate
inconsolable
depressing
sombre
UK
somber
US
bitter
sepulchral
unfortunate
gray
US
wretched
grey
UK
comfortless
down
crestfallen
melancholic
low-spirited
low
disappointed
cast down
anguished
distressed
dolorous
heavy-hearted
upset
moody
sorrowful
heavyhearted
droopy
heartsick
heartsore
saddened
sulky
fed up
uncertain
down in the dumps
broken-hearted
given to looking on the black side
down in the mouth
grief-stricken
ineffectual
unhelpful
unconfident
defeated
unfavorable
US
unfavourable
UK
misanthropic
nonconstructive
spineless
worried
looking on the dark side
looking on the black side
unoptimistic
in doldrums
hurt
down in dumps
crabby
languished
broken
emotional
out of sorts
dysphoric
bowed down
aggrieved
teary
in tears
languorous
triste
tristful
bereaved
listless
weepy
down-hearted
sick at heart
languid
pensive
wistful
down in mouth
in grief
spiritless
in the dumps
grieved
hapless
tearful
regretful
oppressed
helpless
pained
tragic
abject
crabbed
chapfallen
long-faced
sour
weary
doomed
bad
dour
grumpy
woeful
hangdog
sorry
churlish
mirthless
surly
in low spirits
huffy
adust
chap-fallen
ill-humoured
UK
unmitigable
sunk
brassed off
ill-humored
US
cheesed off
bummed out
in the doldrums
up the creek
in pain
long-suffering
in despair
without hope
grim
grave
dreary
drab
disheartening
dispiriting
funereal
worrying
dim
harsh
horrid
oppressive
austere
chilly
Eeyorish
dreich
depressive
elegiac
elegiacal
godforsaken
solemn
drear
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