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Recalcitrance

//ɹɪˈkæl.sɪˌtɹəns//

Synonyms for "recalcitrance" (146 found)

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General use (145)

Noun, verb(19 words)

stand dissent challenge protest dispute conflict recoil revolt rebuff demur repulse interference disaccord distaste backlash sulk sulks vying disrelish

Noun(107 words)

deviation resistance opposition slowness reaction complaint nonconformity obstinacy disagreement repugnance contrariety inconsistency stubbornness contradiction antipathy refusal hostility contempt enmity antagonism

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collision friction incongruity indisposition reluctance aversion negativism repercussion dissension passive resistance disobedience foot-dragging originality nonobservance competition remonstrance renitency counteraction wildness noncompliance unruliness rivalry indocility repulsion disinclination bad blood inaccordance contraposition fractiousness opposure crankiness unconformity backwardness refractoriness intractability noncooperation sulkiness restiveness unwillingness oppugnancy cross purposes uncooperativeness confutation sullenness disconformity unmanageability recusancy negativeness recalcitrancy nonconformism renitence perverseness cross-purposes cursoriness crotchetiness oppugnance recalcitration perfunctoriness nonconformance contrariness counterposition indomitability repellency repellence inimicalness nonconcurrence recusance intractableness obstreperousness nolition contumacy averseness mutinousness indisposedness grudgingness shrewishness unenthusiasm orneriness irrepressibility uncontrollability unsubmissiveness unmalleability contumaciousness incorrigibility ungovernability untamableness unmanageableness

Adj, noun, verb(1 words)

Intj, noun(1 words)

Noun, prep, verb(1 words)

foot dragging disaccordance dissentience combative reaction grudging consent lack of enthusiasm lack of zeal insuppressibility unmoldableness defiance of authority

Name, noun(1 words)

Verb(3 words)

counterworking withstanding swimming upstream

Informal (1)

Noun, verb, slang(1 words)

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