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BALKINESS Synonyms

There are 8 synonyms of the word balkiness. (exact relations)
There are 2 hypernyms of the word balkiness. (close relations)
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hesitation
nounn
noun

• indecision in speech or action

• a certain degree of unwillingness

• the act of pausing uncertainly

obstinacy
nounn
noun

• the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome

• resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires

opposition
nounn
noun

• the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

• the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected

• the relation between opposed entities

• the act of hostile groups opposing each other

• a contestant that you are matched against

• a body of people united in opposing something

• a direction opposite to another

• an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

recalcitrance
nounn
noun

• the trait of being unmanageable

reluctance
nounn
noun

• (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)

• a certain degree of unwillingness

resistance
nounn
noun

• the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

• any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion

• a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms

• the military action of resisting the enemy's advance

• (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease

• the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents

• a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force

• the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)

• (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness

• an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current

• group action in opposition to those in power

stubbornness
nounn
noun

• the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome

• resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires

unwillingness
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• the trait of being unwilling

Best Hypernyms For BALKINESS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for balkiness, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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intractability intractableness

Alternatives for HESITATION

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