Synonyms of the word

recalcitrant

• adj. Marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey authority.
• adj. Unwilling to cooperate socially.
• adj. Difficult to deal with or to operate.
• adj. (botany, of seed, pollen, spores) Not viable for an extended period; damaged by drying or freezing.
• n. A person who is recalcitrant.

defiant

• adj. defying.
• adj. Boldly resisting opposition.

disobedient

• adj. Not obedient.

fractious

• adj. given to troublemaking.
• adj. irritable; argumentative; quarrelsome.

noncompliant

• adj. Not compliant; rebellious.
• n. One who fails to comply, for example with a law.

refractory

• adj. Obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something.
• adj. Not affected by great heat.
• adj. (medicine) Difficult to treat.
• adj. (biology) Incapable of registering a reaction or stimulus.
• n. A material or piece of material, such as a brick, that has a very high melting point.