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recalcitrant

/ri'kælsɪtrənt/

Synonyms of recalcitrant Antonyms of recalcitrant Examples of recalcitrant Usage of recalcitrant Parts of recalcitrant Definition that contains recalcitrant Words sounding like recalcitrant Explanation of recalcitrant

adjective
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
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fractious refractory disobedient
adjective
marked by stubborn resistance to authority
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"the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators"

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defiant noncompliant

Examples of recalcitrant

"the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators"