Synonyms & Antonyms : Recalcitrant





Recalcitrant



( Adjective )


The recalcitrant tendency of the workers resulted in loss of job for many workers.

Synonyms:

Contrary

Defiant

Insubordinate

Intractable

Obstinate

Refractory

Stubborn

Uncontrollable

Unmanageable

Unruly

Unwilling

Wayward

Willful

Contextual Examples:

The results were contrary to all expectation.

The child is a defiant. He does not obey his parents.

I was in my childhood very disobedient to my father.

The obstinate and stubborn old man refused to go to hospital.

The public are usually unwilling to accept change.



Antonyms:

Amenable

Complaint

Docile

Obedient

Submissive

Contextual Examples:

I find him very amenable to reason.

The government, compliant as ever, gave in to their demands.

The party is naturally obedient to the will of its leader.


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