Defenition of the word recalcitrant

• Defenition of the word recalcitrant

  • Boldly resisting opposition.
  • marked by stubborn resistance to authority; "the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstraters"
  • marked by stubborn resistance to and defiant of authority or guidance; "a recalcitrant teenager"; "everything revolves around a refractory individual genius"
  • marked by stubborn resistance to authority; "the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators"
  • marked by stubborn resistance to authority
  • stubbornly resistant to authority or control

Synonyms for the word recalcitrant

• • disobedient
  • headstrong
  • intractable
  • noncompliant
  • obstinate
  • refractory
  • stubborn
  • unmanageable
  • unruly
  • wayward

Similar words in the recalcitrant

• • defiant
  • intractable
  • noncompliant
  • recalcitrant

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