3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Recalcitrant \Re*cal"ci*trant\ (r[-e]*k[a^]l"s[i^]*trant), a. [L. recalcitrans, p. pr. of recalcitrare to kick back; pref. re- re- + calcitrare to kick, fr. calx heel. Cf. {Inculcate}.] Kicking back; recalcitrating; hence, showing repugnance or opposition; refractory. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: recalcitrant adj 1: marked by stubborn resistance to and defiant of authority or guidance; "a recalcitrant teenager"; "everything revolves around a refractory individual genius" [syn: {refractory}] 2: marked by stubborn resistance to authority; "the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators" From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 145 Moby Thesaurus words for "recalcitrant": adamant, adversary, adversative, adverse, alien, antagonistic, anti, antipathetic, antithetic, at odds, averse, beyond control, bouncing, bounding, breachy, breakaway, clashing, competitive, complaining, con, conflicting, contradicting, contradictory, contrary, contumacious, counter, counteractant, counteracting, counteractive, countervailing, counterworking, cranky, cross, crotchety, cursory, defiant, deviant, differing, disaccordant, disagreeing, disinclined, disobedient, disputatious, disputing, dissentient, dissenting, dissident, enemy, firm, forced, fractious, headstrong, hostile, immovable, impatient of control, incorrigible, indisposed, indocile, indomitable, inflexible, inimical, insubordinate, insuppressible, intractable, involuntary, irrepressible, mutinous, negative, nonconformable, nonconforming, nonconformist, noncooperative, nonobservant, objecting, obstinate, obstreperous, obstructive, on the barricades, opponent, opposed, opposing, opposite, oppositional, oppositive, oppugnant, ornery, out of hand, overthwart, perfunctory, perverse, proof against, protesting, reactionary, reactionist, rebellious, rebounding, recoiling, recusant, refractory, reluctant, renitent, repellent, repercussive, repugnant, resilient, resistant, resisting, resistive, restive, retardant, retardative, revolutionary, rival, shrewish, springing, stiff, stubborn, sulky, sullen, unadaptable, unadjustable, unbending, unbiddable, uncompliant, unconforming, unconsenting, uncontrollable, uncooperative, undisciplined, unfavorable, unfriendly, ungovernable, unmalleable, unmanageable, unmoldable, unpropitious, unruly, unsubmissive, untoward, unwilling, unyielding, up in arms, wayward, wild, withstanding
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