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FROWARD Synonyms

There are 20 synonyms of the word froward. (exact relations)
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headstrong
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition

wilful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• done by design

• habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition

willful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• done by design

• habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition

contrary
adjectiveadj
noun

• a relation of direct opposition

• exact opposition

• a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false

adjective satellite

• very opposed in nature or character or purpose

• of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false

• resistant to guidance or discipline

• in an opposing direction

defiant
adjectiveadj
adjective

• boldly resisting authority or an opposing force

disobedient
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority

adjective satellite

• unwilling to submit to authority

intractable
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not tractable; difficult to manage or mold

mulish
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack

obdurate
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

• showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings

obstinate
adjectiveadj
adjective

• tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

adjective satellite

• stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

• resistant to guidance or discipline

verb

• persist stubbornly

perverse
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict

• resistant to guidance or discipline

• deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good

recalcitrant
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• stubbornly resistant to authority or control

• marked by stubborn resistance to authority

refractory
adjectiveadj
noun

• lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace

adjective satellite

• not responding to treatment

• temporarily unresponsive or not fully responsive to a process or stimulus

• stubbornly resistant to authority or control

stubborn
adjectiveadj
adjective

• tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

adjective satellite

• not responding to treatment

ungovernable
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• incapable of being controlled

unmanageable
adjectiveadj
adjective

• difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape

• hard to control

adjective satellite

• difficult to solve or alleviate

• incapable of being controlled or managed

unruly
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline

• unwilling to submit to authority

• incapable of being controlled

wayward
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• resistant to guidance or discipline

self-willed
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition

untoward
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society

• contrary to your interests or welfare

Alternatives for HEADSTRONG

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