Synonyms of the word

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.

disobedient

• adj. Not obedient.

fractious

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

intractable

• adj. Not tractable; not able to be managed, controlled, governed or directed.
• adj. (mathematics) Not able to be solved (of a mathematical problem).
• adj. Stubborn; obstinate (of a person).
• adj. (medicine) Difficult to treat (of a medical condition).

lining

• n. A covering for the inside surface of something.
• n. The material used for such a covering.
• n. The act of attaching such a covering.
• v. present participle of line.

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.

stubborn

• adj. Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting.

unresponsive

• adj. Not responsive; unreactive.
• adj. Indifferent or apathetic; emotionless.