REFRACTORY Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word refractory. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for REFRACTORY
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fractious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • stubbornly resistant to authority or control • easily irritated or annoyed • unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
fireproof | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • impervious to damage by fire verb • make resistant to fire | ||||||||
recalcitrant | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • stubbornly resistant to authority or control • marked by stubborn resistance to authority | ||||||||
stubborn | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield adjective satellite • not responding to treatment | ||||||||
furnace lining | nounn | |||||||
noun • lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace |