| Main Entry: | uncompliant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stubborn |
Synonyms: |
adamant, adamantine, balky, brassbound, bullheaded, cantankerous, contumacious, cussed, determined, die-hard, dogged, firm, fixed, grim, hardheaded, headstrong, implacable, incompliant, inexorable, inflexible, insubordinate, intractable, intransigent, iron, mule, mulish, obdurate, opinionated, ornery*, persevering, persistent, pertinacious, perverse, pigheaded, rebellious, recalcitrant, refractory, relentless, remorseless, rigid, self-willed, set in one's ways, single-minded, steadfast, stiff-necked, tenacious, tough*, unbendable, unbending, uncompromising, unmanageable, unreasonable, unrelenting, unshakable, untoward, unyielding, willful |
| Main Entry: | disaffected |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | alienated, estranged |
Synonyms: |
antagonistic, discontented, disloyal, dissatisfied, hostile, indifferent, mutinous, rebellious, seditious, uncompliant, unfriendly, unsubmissive |
Antonyms: |
contented, happy, pleased |
| Main Entry: | disobedient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | defiant, mischievous |
Synonyms: |
contrary, contumacious, disorderly, fractious, froward, headstrong, insubordinate, intractable, naughty, noncompliant, nonobservant, obstreperous, perverse, recalcitrant, refractory, resistive, uncompliant, undisciplined, unruly, wayward, willful |
Antonyms: |
accepting, behaving, nice, obedient, observant, submitting |
| Main Entry: | disorderly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | causing trouble; unlawful |
Synonyms: |
boisterous, disobedient, disruptive, drunk, fractious, indisciplined, intemperate, noisy, obstreperous, off-base, on-a-tear, out-of-line, out-of-order, raucous, rebellious, refractory, riotous, rowdy, stormy, termagant, tumultous/tumultuous, turbulent, uncompliant, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unmanageable, unruly, wayward |
Antonyms: |
behaved, conforming, disciplined, manageable, orderly, well-behaved |
| Main Entry: | fractious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | grouchy, cross |
Synonyms: |
awkward, captious, crabby, disorderly, fretful, froward, huffy, indocile, indomitable, intractable, irritable, mean, ornery*, peevish, perverse, pettish, petulant, querulous, recalcitrant, refractory, restive, scrappy, snappish, testy, thin-skinned, touchy, uncompliant, undisciplined, unmanageable, unruly, wayward, wild |
| Notes: | factious means addicted to forming parties and raise dissensions in opposition to government or the common good, while fractious means tending to cause trouble or unruly or irritable |
Antonyms: |
agreeable, complaisant, happy, nice, patient |
| Main Entry: | inflexible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stubborn |
Synonyms: |
adamant, adamantine, determined, dogged, dyed-in-the-wool, firm, fixed, hard, hard-and-fast, immovable, immutable, implacable, indomitable, inexorable, intractable, iron, obdurate, obstinate, relentless, resolute, rigid, rigorous, set, set in one's ways, single-minded, stand one's ground, staunch, steadfast, steely, stiff, strict, stringent, unadaptable, unbending, unchangeable, uncompliant, uncompromising, unrelenting, unswayable, unyielding |
Antonyms: |
flexible, reasonable, willing, yielding |
| Main Entry: | insubordinate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | rebellious |
Synonyms: |
contrary, contumacious, defiant, disaffected, disobedient, disorderly, dissentious, factious, fractious, insurgent, intractable, mutinous, naughty, perverse, recalcitrant, refractory, riotous, seditious, treacherous, turbulent, uncompliant, uncomplying, undisciplined, ungovernable, unruly |
Antonyms: |
behaved, compliant, obedient |
| Main Entry: | unyielding |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | steadfast, resolute |
Synonyms: |
adamant, dead set on, determined, firm, fixed, hard, hard-core, hard-line, hard-nosed, hardheaded, headstrong*, immalleable, immovable, implacable, impliable, inexorable, inflexible, intractable, locked in, merciless, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, pertinacious, pigheaded, refractory, relentless, rigid, ruthless, single-minded, solid, staunch, stiff, stiff-necked, stubborn, tough, unbending, uncompliant, uncompromising, unmovable, unrelenting, unswayable, unwavering |
Antonyms: |
flexible, irresolute, surrendering, yielding |
| Main Entry: | wayward |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | contrary, unmanageable |
Synonyms: |
aberrant, arbitrary, balky, capricious, changeable, contumacious, cross-grained, delinquent, disobedient, disorderly, errant, erratic, fickle, flighty, fractious, froward, headstrong, immoral, inconstant, incorrigible, insubordinate, intractable, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, ornery*, perverse, rebellious, recalcitrant, refractory, restive, self-indulgent, self-willed, stubborn, uncompliant, undependable, ungovernable, unpredictable, unruly, unstable, variable, whimsical, willful |
Antonyms: |
controllable, manageable, obedient |
| Main Entry: | adamantine |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stubborn |
Synonyms: |
adamant, firm, hardheaded, implacable, incompliant, inexorable, inflexible, intransigent, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, opinionated, pigheaded, relentless, remorseless, rigid, unbendable, unbending, unbreakable, uncompliant, uncompromising, unrelenting, unyielding |