Dominion recriminations against the recalcitrant treaty population did not end with the Battleford executions in the fall of 1885.
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Recalcitrant
/ɹɪˈkæl.sɪ.tɹənt/
Synonyms for "recalcitrant" (170 found)
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not in the moodobjectingobstinateobstreperousobstructiveon the barricadesopponentopposedopposingoppositeoppositionaloppositiveoppugnantorneryout of handoverthwartperfunctoryperverseproof againstprotesting
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Adjective(7 words)
Noun(1 words)
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7 entriesdefiant posturedissidentintractable problemnonconformistrefusenikresistant processuncooperative behavior
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8 entriesrecalcitrant attituderecalcitrant behaviorrecalcitrant defendantrecalcitrant employeerecalcitrant patientrecalcitrant policyrecalcitrant stancerecalcitrant student
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3 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
He is recalcitrant.
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He's a recalcitrant boy.
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He's recalcitrant.
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