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What is another word for
recalcitrant
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Unwilling to comply or submit, especially to rules or authority
Unwilling or reluctant to do something for fear of the consequences
Adjective
▲
Unwilling to comply or submit, especially to rules or authority
refractory
unruly
disobedient
intractable
wayward
ungovernable
rebellious
unmanageable
defiant
insubordinate
wilful
contrary
obstreperous
uncontrollable
contumacious
difficult
froward
willful
headstrong
perverse
obstinate
untoward
stubborn
balky
undisciplined
uncooperative
wild
mutinous
rebel
restive
awkward
recusant
incompliant
bolshie
stroppy
fractious
obdurate
incontrollable
argumentative
resistant
unwilling
pervicacious
indomitable
noncompliant
renitent
undisciplinable
opposing
radical
resisting
insubmissive
withstanding
self-willed
bloody-minded
obstinately disobedient
disorderly
unyielding
pigheaded
intransigent
inflexible
mulish
incorrigible
unreasonable
unbending
troublesome
uncompromising
ornery
opinionated
turbulent
cussed
cantankerous
delinquent
disruptive
truculent
contrarious
disobliging
stiff-necked
unaccommodating
quarrelsome
pertinacious
immovable
disaffected
determined
hardheaded
adamant
riotous
insurgent
dogged
bullheaded
implacable
out of control
naughty
indocile
rowdy
unrelenting
uncompliant
adamantine
steadfast
badly behaved
thrawn
factious
firm
bull-headed
inexorable
lawless
hardened
revolutionary
cross-grained
obstructive
dissentient
tenacious
seditious
single-minded
hard-nosed
bellicose
insolent
pugnacious
relentless
ossified
hard
unbiddable
inconvincible
errant
non-compliant
fixed
mischievous
unhelpful
persistent
out of hand
dissident
nonconformist
self-opinionated
irrepressible
insurrectionary
rigid
violent
militant
unrestrained
pat
stubborn as a mule
unpersuadable
strong-minded
rascally
malcontent
roguish
troublemaking
belligerent
tough
mean
exasperating
negativistic
iconoclastic
set in one's ways
uncontrolled
hostile
strong-willed
unmalleable
persevering
ill-disciplined
anarchistic
pig-headed
peevish
impish
unrestrainable
scrappy
unshakable
tiresome
ill-natured
impossible
trying
iron
contentious
anarchic
subversive
badly-behaved
rude
dissenting
rough
unamenable
confrontational
crabby
treacherous
unpredictable
insurrectionist
reckless
antagonistic
nonconforming
iron-willed
resolute
combative
challenging
negative
boisterous
impetuous
problematic
passive-aggressive
threatening
treasonable
capricious
annoying
unresponsive
unadaptable
uncontainable
unbridled
indurate
impudent
petulant
brassbound
fiendish
bad
wanton
irritable
misbehaving
attention-seeking
grumpy
ill-tempered
grouchy
tetchy
unobliging
disputatious
intemperate
sullen
feisty
bad-tempered
cross
spiteful
deaf to reason
ratty
resistive
dissentious
impulsive
individualistic
warring
rash
stalwart
impervious
imprudent
forward
assertive
heedless
choleric
narky
shirty
vexatious
traitorous
unbearable
intolerable
disagreeable
adverse
out of line
unflinching
remorseless
unsupportive
aggressive
steely
unbendable
chaotic
shrewish
querulous
restless
unshakeable
bold
grim
up in arms
erratic
noncooperating
noncooperative
mule
disturbed
maladjusted
rock-ribbed
unrepentant
die-hard
demanding
wrong-headed
inconsiderate
playful
hot-tempered
tricksy
brattish
scampish
puckish
prankish
diehard
gallus
wrong
full of mischief
ill-behaved
devilish
irreconcilable
estranged
haughty
alienated
renegade
unsubduable
sulky
nonobservant
unfavorable
US
unfavourable
UK
sabotaging
heretical
maverick
unpliable
drunken
bawdy
insuppressible
unorthodox
mutinying
apostate
schismatic
fickle
uneager
begrudging
grudging
rioting
abandoned
insistent
untrained
disloyal
unwavering
unsteady
unschooled
impotent
rampant
beside oneself
demurring
lawbreaking
like a loose cannon
anarchical
paradoxical
contrariant
discordant
arsey
disagreeing
loath
averse
reluctant
indisposed
hesitant
undependable
inimical
wrongheaded
antipathetic
converse
uproarious
untameable
inconsistent
ungoverned
tumultuous
raucous
purposeful
morose
rumbustious
intent
tricky
rambunctious
immoral
aberrant
arbitrary
tempestuous
not giving an inch
rampageous
dysfunctional
rampaging
crazy
hysterical
nuts
outrageous
madcap
insurmountable
berserk
decisive
dead set on
without law and order
misbehaved
lacking self-control
hard-core
hard-shell
hardcore
locked-in
problem
unreformable
sticky
uncomplying
self-indulgent
forceful
unreciprocate
unreciprocating
nonreciprocal
uncivil
unsympathetic
discourteous
pushy
irregular
strict
unfriendly
unpleasant
domineering
whiny
stony
mullish
unamiable
uncongenial
rigorous
hidebound
stringent
wicked
impolite
unimpressible
blinkered
dyed-in-the-wool
sinful
socially impaired
fierce
pesky
nasty
loudmouthed
troublous
malicious
irksome
wearisome
declinatory
refusing
divergent
impatient
objecting
declining
opinionative
tough nut to crack
cold fish
proof against persuasion
uncompassionate
impertinent
hanging tough
hardhearted
bullhead
unemotional
harsh
set in stone
immutable
teasing
worthless
not cooperative
raunchy
artful
kiddish
infantile
sly
frolicsome
foxy
bothersome
ruffianly
thoughtless
immature
childish
disrespectful
opposed
unchangeable
ungracious
evil
unconvertible
set in your ways
staunch
standing one's ground
unswayable
ironclad
hard and fast
provocative
unregenerate
daring
audacious
anti
against
disregardful
cheeky
dareful
sassy
gutsy
hard to handle
bad-mannered
ready for a fight
spoiling for a fight
averse to
hostile to
inimical to
opposed to
unenthusiastic about
disinclined to accept
reluctant to accept
unwilling to accept
progressive
reforming
dead set against
unendurable
objectionable
offensive
reformist
extreme
testy
touchy
insupportable
terrible
painful
insufferable
revisionist
fanatical
progressivist
extremist
crotchety
pettish
ill-humoured
UK
fanatic
revolutionist
rabid
excruciating
maddening
infuriating
dreadful
improper
crabbed
chippy
waspish
curmudgeonly
irascible
immoderate
snappish
short-tempered
splenetic
in a mood
peppery
crusty
prickly
quick-tempered
scratchy
unacceptable
egregious
snappy
liverish
bilious
dyspeptic
short-fused
far-out
loony
looney
way out
ultraist
swivel-eyed
nihilistic
cranky
peckish
fretful
eggy
soreheaded
in a bad mood
captious
as cross as two sticks
miffy
waxy
snaky
thin-skinned
huffy
complaining
ill-humored
US
on a short fuse
having got out of bed the wrong side
beyond bearing
not to be borne
like a bear with a sore head
indefatigable
resolved
unfaltering
unswerving
set
unflagging
committed
steady
strong
dedicated
dead set
earnest
hardline
unhesitating
decided
tireless
undeviating
spirited
hard-line
untiring
solid
unshaken
undaunted
locked in
stiff
driven
bound
assiduous
dogmatic
vigorous
constant
stout
full of determination
diligent
mettlesome
importunate
severe
unchanging
emphatic
ruthless
true
deliberate
stern
plucky
gritty
perseverant
sedulous
bent upon
bent
serious
narrow-minded
rugged
purposive
impenitent
doctrinaire
ardent
prejudiced
unsparing
shameless
zealous
bigoted
exacting
persisting
authoritarian
spunky
unmovable
keen
self-assertive
unswervable
pitiless
avid
patient
dour
definite
energetic
inveterate
unashamed
no-nonsense
four-square
unapologetic
unremorseful
cast-iron
uncontrite
bound and determined
merciless
draconian
opinioned
incurable
ambitious
do-or-die
go-getting
manful
unappeasable
unrepenting
bent on
pontifical
hard as nails
hell-bent on
hell-bent upon
bulldog
conscienceless
motivated
brave
unregretful
enduring
courageous
unabashed
focused
US
strenuous
stable
obsessed
enterprising
hungry
industrious
narrow
sure
cocksure
valiant
enthusiastic
obsessive
inspired
eager
stout-hearted
active
desirous
monomaniacal
intolerant
unalterable
as stubborn as a mule
compulsive
small-minded
tough nut
thirsty
meaning business
partisan
sturdy
aspiring
not contrite
callous
stand pat
out
hard-and-fast
focussed
UK
heavy-handed
hang tough
hardy
self-starting
hard-driving
one-sided
faithful
devoted
goal-oriented
self-driven
hell-bent
formidable
loyal
illiberal
irredeemable
cruel
insular
confirmed
devout
unforgiving
oppressive
categorical
provincial
unblushing
disciplinary
sectarian
consumed
compelled
seasoned
unfailing
brazen
biased
puritanical
invariable
unbreakable
dogmatical
established
possessed
striving
stuffy
unpermissive
unflappable
with a will of one's own
determined to have one's own way
petrified
galvanized
US
impelled
settled
unremitting
true-blue
entrenched
positive
unreformed
confident
fixated
obsessional
induced
iron-fisted
standing pat
besetting
pushed
steered
galvanised
UK
guided
dug in
uncharitable
hard-bitten
assured
sticking to one's guns
austere
strait-laced
of fixed views
urged on
thick-skinned
toughened
stop at nothing
self-confident
firmly-based
unbudgeable
forbidding
unvacillating
uptight
picky
unsentimental
businesslike
locked
unmoved
heady
boneheaded
unreceptive
game
intrepid
convinced
steely-eyed
proud
aloof
never-tiring
great
brick-wall
fossilized
US
intense
rigidified
hellbent
frozen
peremptory
fossilised
UK
ingrained
indurated
bony
démodé
rocklike
reprobate
accustomed
inalterable
recidivistic
set-on
iron-jawed
dictatorial
crisp
unflexible
deep-seated
impassive
unplacatable
unmollifiable
unpacifiable
intent on
unimpressionable
without regret
without remorse
in for long haul
with one's feet dug in
with one's toes dug in
like bad penny
necessary
permanent
durable
arrogant
through and through
defying
unmerciful
set on
do or die
hold your ground
hold the line
hold the fort
clear-sighted
all out
flat-out
straight out
determined to
committed to the idea of
tall in the saddle
on one's mettle
insistent on
hell bent on
intent upon
iron-handed
irreversible
exact
concrete
mean business
whole-hearted
rocky
static
ramrod
unvarying
cohesive
possessive
overbearing
pompous
unmoving
changeless
in earnest
determinate
dominant
certain
stony-hearted
prevailing
inexpugnable
unqualified
resilient
set in concrete
going
explicit
consistent
writ in stone
cut-and-dried
decided upon
competitive
dependable
self-important
of preconceived ideas
dynamic
disciplinarian
hard-hearted
imperious
drastic
dire
ascetical
tyrannical
by the book
absolute
browbeating
ascetic
pressing
astringent
autocratic
grave
patriotic
discommodious
incommodious
difficult to handle
robust
wholehearted
cutthroat
sustained
ferocious
dutiful
never-failing
unabated
bloodthirsty
pioneering
through-and-through
warlike
gladiatorial
brutal
fervent
trusted
fit
powerful
trustworthy
downright
unchallengeable
unquestionable
hang-tough
self-asserting
full-blooded
intensely competitive
high-pressure
go for broke
in-your-face
self-seeking
self-assured
can-do
fiercely competitive
eager beaver
power-loving
gung ho
get up and go
high-reaching
power-hungry
having killer instinct
self-possessed
cut-throat
dog-eat-dog
genuine
parochial
unequivocal
cynical
doughty
impassioned
supportive
close
reliable
red-blooded
tough as old boots
two-fisted
high-powered
as tough as old boots
allegiant
trusty
fervid
perfervid
good
passionate
not sorry
disdainful
true-hearted
reactionary
contemptuous
tried and true
true to life
tried and tested
partial
jaundiced
localist
small-town
short-sighted
petty-minded
close-minded
inward-looking
myopic
petty
restricted
limited
moralistic
prim
prudish
priggish
discriminatory
starchy
picayune
puritan
blimpish
prissy
chauvinistic
Lilliputian
chauvinist
claustral
parish-pump
jerkwater
borné
small
shockable
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“Richardson held out the ball, with outstanding generosity, like someone trying to placate a
recalcitrant
child with a gobstopper.”
Adjective
▲
Unwilling or reluctant to do something for fear of the consequences
afraid
reluctant
loath
unwilling
averse
disinclined
frightened
hesitant
indisposed
resistant
slow
opposed
uneager
unenthusiastic
backward
hesitating
discouraged
disheartened
dismayed
scared
suspicious
averse to
hesitant about
cautious with
shy of
chary of
circumspect about
diffident about
queasy about
antipathetic
cagey
cagy
dubious
grudging
resisting
uncertain
demurring
circumspect
unprepared
balking
US
loth
ill-disposed
reticent
nervous
shy
unsympathetic
sticking
doubtful
shying
objecting
protesting
not disposed
baulking
UK
not in the mood
hostile
antagonistic
inimical
wary
uninclined
against
chary
opposed to
not in favour of
embarrassed
ashamed
not ready
afraid of
uncaring
not minded
not keen
nervous about
unenthusiastic about
unfavourable
UK
anti
allergic
unfriendly
disliking
nasty
perverse
unfavorable
US
contrary
opposing
agin
fromward
down on
resistant to
hostile to
antipathetic to
ill-disposed to
antagonistic to
unfavourably disposed to
squeamish
queasy
cautious
remiss
calculating
mind
sweer
disrelish
afraid to
bashful about
having no use for
shy about
coy about
baulk at
recoil from
demur at
not about
jib at
shrink from
flinch from
hanging back
ashamed to
vacillate about
have scruples about
waver about
stick at
have qualms about
shy away from
have misgivings about
boggle at
think twice about
have reservations about
not have the heart to
be cagey about
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