recalcitrant

English Thesaurus

1. marked by stubborn resistance to authority (adj.all)

similar	:	defiant, noncompliant,
definition	:	boldly resisting authority or an opposing force (adj.all)

2. stubbornly resistant to authority or control (adj.all)

similar	:	disobedient,
definition	:	not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority (adj.all)

3. marked by stubborn resistance to authority (adj.all)

derivation	:	recalcitrance, recalcitrancy, refractoriness, unmanageableness, recalcitrance, recalcitrancy, refractoriness, unmanageableness,
definition	:	the trait of being unmanageable (noun.attribute)

4. stubbornly resistant to authority or control (adj.all)

derivation	:	fractiousness, unruliness, wilfulness, willfulness,
definition	:	the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline (noun.attribute)

5. marked by stubborn resistance to authority (adj.all)

derivation	:	recalcitrance, recalcitrancy, refractoriness, unmanageableness, recalcitrance, recalcitrancy, refractoriness, unmanageableness,
definition	:	the trait of being unmanageable (noun.attribute)

6. stubbornly resistant to authority or control (adj.all)

derivation	:	fractiousness, unruliness, wilfulness, willfulness,
definition	:	the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline (noun.attribute)