Synonyms and Antonyms for Recalcitrant

Following is a list of 150 synonym words and phrases that are related to recalcitrant:

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4 Letter Words

meandeaf
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5 Letter Words

loathrebelbalkyiratepestyfreshtesty

6 Letter Words

unrulymulishorneryscabbyuppitythornyerrantbrattytruantsullenbaulky

7 Letter Words

defiantdiehardwaywardhaplessstroppyhostileboorishgrouchybolshierestivefrowarderraticdisrulypeevish

8 Letter Words

stubborngrudgingdie-hardobduratepetulantfecklessmutinousscofflawthuggishbullyboyrenitentindocileuntowardperversefarouchecontraryimpudent
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9 Letter Words

reluctantobstinateunwillinginsurgenthard-linetruculentfractiousirasciblepigheadedcankerousimperiousrapaciouspesteringpestilenthomicidalmercurialscleroticdyspepticobstinantbodaciousunbowsomefoolhardycrotchetyeffrontitaudaciousmiscreant

10 Letter Words

refractoryrebelliousentrenchednettlesomebullheadedmeddlesomepersistentunfriendlyhardheadedcalcitrantunobedientinobedientinflexibleintolerant

11 Letter Words

intractabletroublesomerebarbativeunrepentantdisobedientpestiferousintractibleobstructiveunreceptiveincompetentbeleaguereduntractabledisaffectedpersnicketycarbuncularinterlopingself-willeddisobligingrefractiousmischievousdissentiousimpertinentdisciplinedbelligerentuncompliantatrabiliouswrongheaded

12 Letter Words

intransigentobstreperouscantankerousnoncompliantmalcontentedantagonisticcontumaciousoctogenarianunprotestingincalcitrantincompliableuncompliablerenunciatoryimmorigerousirrefragablerejectionist
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13 Letter Words

uncooperativerecalcitranceinsubordinateunsympathetictemperamentaltroublemakingomnicompetentdysfunctionalundisciplinedstiff-hearted

14 Letter Words

obstructionistuncompromising

15 Letter Words

incommunicativeunreconstructed

16 Letter Words

dyed-in-the-wool
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18 Letter Words

passive-aggressive

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