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What is another word for
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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
difficult
uncooperative
bolshie
headstrong
uncontrollable
mutinous
fractious
unyielding
obdurate
undisciplined
awkward
stroppy
pigheaded
disorderly
bloody-minded
cussed
unreasonable
self-willed
contrarious
mulish
intransigent
cantankerous
unaccommodating
noncompliant
thrawn
disaffected
wild
disobliging
resistant
incontrollable
troublesome
opinionated
obstructive
uncompromising
truculent
unhelpful
quarrelsome
bullheaded
turbulent
insurgent
uncompliant
bull-headed
dogged
adamant
stiff-necked
implacable
inexorable
pertinacious
unrelenting
determined
hardheaded
dissentient
pervicacious
incorrigible
adamantine
nonconformist
renitent
firm
seditious
cross-grained
rigid
riotous
disruptive
factious
revolutionary
bellicose
delinquent
undisciplinable
unwilling
pugnacious
tenacious
non-compliant
obstinately disobedient
tough
argumentative
insolent
relentless
single-minded
strong-willed
contentious
steadfast
fixed
insubmissive
dissident
unbiddable
malcontent
indomitable
insurrectionary
naughty
unmalleable
irrepressible
unshakable
persevering
errant
treacherous
persistent
tiresome
iconoclastic
unpersuadable
vexatious
indurate
militant
ossified
hard
hardened
inconvincible
threatening
out of control
badly behaved
hard-nosed
self-opinionated
set in one's ways
confrontational
haughty
belligerent
lawless
hostile
antagonistic
subversive
anarchic
adverse
mischievous
resolute
irritable
peevish
scrappy
dissenting
reckless
rascally
annoying
roguish
resisting
capricious
impish
challenging
resistive
disputatious
remorseless
nonconforming
dissentious
unrestrained
insurrectionist
spiteful
impetuous
trying
exasperating
iron
unbendable
warring
individualistic
treasonable
anarchistic
indocile
unshakeable
unbridled
ill-natured
disagreeable
brassbound
radical
grim
stubborn as a mule
passive-aggressive
mule
pat
strong-minded
die-hard
iron-willed
pig-headed
estranged
alienated
irreconcilable
impudent
unfavorable
US
unfavourable
UK
petulant
cross
renegade
nonobservant
grumpy
ill-tempered
sullen
sulky
unresponsive
up in arms
chaotic
unpliable
problematic
heretical
maverick
erratic
fickle
stalwart
unadaptable
restless
sabotaging
unwavering
contrariant
discordant
arsey
disagreeing
paradoxical
opposing
unrestrainable
rowdy
antipathetic
converse
inimical
wrongheaded
bad-tempered
narky
ratty
shirty
choleric
steely
violent
unorthodox
mutinying
apostate
schismatic
traitorous
withstanding
boneheaded
unreceptive
impotent
rampant
unflinching
troublemaking
proud
aloof
blocking
stalling
restrictive
inhibiting
delaying
intemperate
diehard
intolerable
impossible
unbearable
undependable
rough
lawbreaking
morose
shrewish
crabby
hardline
uncontrolled
pesky
touchy
anarchical
not giving an inch
inveterate
as stubborn as a mule
uproarious
impulsive
unbudgeable
without law and order
tumultuous
raucous
immoral
aberrant
arbitrary
unconstructive
hindering
chippy
rumbustious
rash
rambunctious
mean
tempestuous
hard-line
narrow-minded
hard and fast
rock-ribbed
impervious
imprudent
forward
assertive
heedless
rampageous
incommodious
hard to handle
difficult to handle
discommodious
out of line
rampaging
uncomplying
self-indulgent
frustrating
making difficulties
out of hand
unamenable
unobliging
uncivil
unsympathetic
discourteous
unfriendly
unpleasant
rude
unamiable
uncongenial
combative
aggressive
feisty
provocative
bold
daring
audacious
disregardful
cheeky
sassy
gutsy
dareful
ready for a fight
spoiling for a fight
boisterous
wanton
bad
ungoverned
misbehaving
attention-seeking
ill-disciplined
unchecked
uninhibited
noisy
rioting
unconstrained
abandoned
badly-behaved
runaway
uncontainable
immoderate
hysterical
frenzied
uncurbed
disordered
furious
unhindered
unbounded
forceful
evil
fiery
fierce
crazy
wrong
fiendish
vicious
passionate
brutal
hot-tempered
ugly
frantic
disorganized
US
unrestricted
mad
disturbed
maladjusted
raving
licentious
rabid
crazed
raw
disorganised
UK
uncivilized
US
intense
insuppressible
madcap
berserk
wicked
unhampered
raging
untamed
nihilistic
explosive
unquenchable
unstoppable
brawling
lacking self-control
out-of-line
playful
strong
uncivilised
UK
malicious
warlike
savage
barbarous
hotheaded
irascible
out-of-order
sinful
vehement
brattish
tricksy
scampish
puckish
prankish
ill-behaved
gallus
devilish
excitable
full of mischief
quick-tempered
inconsiderate
unsubduable
untrained
thuggish
disloyal
unsteady
unschooled
antisocial
tricky
existentialist
destructive
pessimistic
excessive
unlawful
inconsistent
radge
beside oneself
corrupt
problem
indisciplined
like a loose cannon
nuts
outrageous
insurmountable
termagant
unprincipled
dysfunctional
divisive
drunk
untameable
out-of-control
full-on
shameless
wide-open
confused
deranged
turbid
hedonistic
uncontained
unsubmissive
incontinent
misbehaved
unconventional
ferocious
helter-skelter
misruled
misgoverned
whiny
unconcealed
enthusiastic
unfettered
extrovert
causing trouble
in disorder
on-a-tear
artful
outlandish
extreme
impolite
corybantic
incautious
profligate
irrational
in turmoil
bothersome
socially impaired
fanatical
frenetic
feverish
teasing
worthless
nasty
loudmouthed
demanding
troublous
irksome
wearisome
raunchy
thrilled
blustering
dominant
cruel
running wild
unrepressed
sly
foxy
irresistible
offending
giddy
flighty
kiddish
infantile
frolicsome
ruffianly
thoughtless
immature
childish
disrespectful
revolting
terrorist
manic
deliberate
malevolent
sinning
bad-mannered
maniacal
blind
tyrannous
despotic
heterodox
terrorising
UK
unregulated
unpeaceful
terrorizing
US
uncultivated
infringing
piratical
erring
deviant
culpable
transgressing
guilty
criminal
volatile
gratuitous
flyaway
straying
hyper
impatient
hasty
fervid
willed
overwhelming
perfervid
passional
overpowering
hog-wild
shifting
stray
deviating
miscreant
easily provoked
hot-headed
heretic
on a short fuse
devious
fallible
unreliable
meandering
short-fused
errable
litigious
inhumane
aimless
atrocious
heartless
butcherly
brute
sadistic
inhuman
barbaric
disputative
captious
gladiatorial
agonistic
cavilling
UK
unfair
maleficent
double-crossing
unjust
merciless
off straight and narrow
snappy
battling
brawly
assaultive
fighting
querulous
grouchy
pettish
controversial
polemical
polemic
bickering
ructious
huffy
arguesome
wrangling
thin-skinned
impassioned
have chip on shoulder
caviling
US
churlish
war
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“A student assistant with computing skills can help with restarting a
balky
workstation or writing a Web page.”
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
hopeless
despondent
dejected
downbeat
depressed
glum
morose
despairing
dismal
black
dark
melancholy
foreboding
miserable
depressing
desolate
demoralized
US
cheerless
grim
sad
lugubrious
doleful
joyless
demoralised
UK
sombre
UK
discouraged
sullen
somber
US
harsh
unfortunate
austere
morbid
troubled
comfortless
mournful
bitter
downhearted
unfavourable
UK
unfavorable
US
unhappy
disheartening
oppressive
worrying
solemn
doubtful
disconsolate
gray
US
suspicious
distrustful
grey
UK
doubting
alarmist
grave
forlorn
disheartened
saturnine
bad
hard
dour
resigned
dire
adverse
wretched
tough
hostile
sepulchral
terrible
dreary
ominous
sorrowful
severe
disagreeable
inhospitable
unpleasant
dispiriting
drab
bearish
unhopeful
woeful
funereal
blue
unpropitious
godforsaken
dim
elegiac
elegiacal
drear
dreich
horrid
chilly
difficult
Eeyorish
depressive
awful
dreadful
forbidding
dispirited
distressing
unwelcome
perilous
downcast
harrowing
exacting
exigent
woebegone
troublesome
objectionable
discommodious
chilling
heartbroken
disturbing
brokenhearted
desperate
dangerous
inconsolable
tragic
given to looking on the black side
misanthropic
disadvantageous
down
crestfallen
direful
sorry
injurious
sinister
melancholic
inauspicious
low-spirited
low
disappointed
cast down
threatening
anguished
distressed
dolorous
heavy-hearted
upset
moody
heavyhearted
droopy
heartsick
heartsore
saddened
sulky
fed up
down in the dumps
broken-hearted
straitened
strained
unfriendly
ill-omened
treacherous
ill-fated
hard-pressed
lurid
shadowy
parlous
nightmarish
pressing
precarious
down in the mouth
upsetting
tortured
harmful
grief-stricken
messy
undesirable
jeopardous
apocalyptic
rocky
full of hardship
very bad
murky
uninviting
tenebrous
tenebrific
plutonian
chill
darkening
lonesome
sunless
unconfident
defeated
uncertain
lonely
unpromising
Cimmerian
cloudy
looking on the dark side
looking on the black side
unoptimistic
portentous
rough
cataclysmic
calamitous
catastrophic
disastrous
horrible
horrendous
horrifying
frightful
ill-boding
menacing
uncomfortable
fearsome
daunting
ghastly
fierce
intimidating
rugged
in doldrums
hurt
down in dumps
crabby
languished
broken
emotional
having blue devils
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
singing the blues
having the blahs
spiritless
in the dumps
grieved
hapless
tearful
regretful
frightening
stark
terrifying
unwelcoming
disquieting
jarring
ferocious
mistrustful
sceptical
UK
untoward
crabbed
chapfallen
long-faced
sour
oppressed
helpless
lamentable
disbelieving
grumpy
hangdog
churlish
mirthless
surly
pained
abject
grievous
unbelieving
hair-raising
in low spirits
huffy
adust
chap-fallen
ill-humoured
UK
weary
doomed
incredulous
brassed off
ill-humored
US
cheesed off
bummed out
in the doldrums
unmitigable
sunk
skeptical
US
deplorable
up the creek
in pain
long-suffering
in despair
without hope
heinous
jaundiced
disillusioned
disenchanted
hardened
nonbelieving
world-weary
hard-bitten
hard-boiled
worried
dragged
down and out
in the pits
destroyed
cast-down
torn up
in a blue funk
crummy
weighed down
let down
sick as a parrot
dismayed
daunted
devastated
hurting
dull
weeping
bleeding
ripped
lachrymose
moping
on a downer
low-down
shot down
taken down
as sick as a parrot
in the toilet
saddening
disappointing
anxious
doom-laden
sorrowing
grieving
suicidal
mourning
brooding
doomy
sunk in gloom
mopish
broody
ugly
blue funk
at the end of your tether
unlikely
unencouraging
serious
scaremongering
choked
plaintive
dirge-like
emo
nostalgic
lamenting
dirgelike
atrocious
acheronian
acherontic
narrow-minded
lowered
bowed
distraught
fraught
down-in-the-mouth
mopey
low in spirits
off
sluggish
feel-bad
overcome
agonised
UK
rueful
agonized
US
uneasy
humourless
UK
humorless
US
sober
taciturn
very sad
frantic
subdued
jaded
griefstricken
damp
full of despair
at wits' end
demoralizing
US
no-win
strabilious
bummed-out
all torn up
dejecting
crushing
can't win
not a prayer
at end of one's rope
in the soup
disenchanting
concerned
feeling down
full of gloom
looking as if one had lost a pound and found a penny
sickening
demoralising
UK
hysterical
panicky
exaggerated
off-putting
dubious
bothered
disquieted
burdened
questioning
crushed
at
unconvinced
cowed
nervous
intimidated
hesitant
deflated
deterred
quizzical
dashed
scoffing
unenthused
beat
iffy
hesitating
sob story
pitiful
pitiable
pathetic
misbelieving
piteous
minimifidian
put off
beat-down
come-apart
caved-in
down-in-mouth
having reservations
lacking in confidence
lacking in enthusiasm
having lost heart
destitute
bereft
with cold feet
lost momentum
lorn
in blue funk
in a funk
gone to pieces
heart-rending
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ballad
balladeer
balladeers
balladesque
balladic
balks at
balks
balking at
balking
balkiness
balkily
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