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COMPLIANT Antonyms

There are 11 antonyms of the word compliant. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For COMPLIANT

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defiant
adjectiveadj
adjective

• boldly resisting authority or an opposing force

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

disobedient
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority

adjective satellite

• unwilling to submit to authority

insubordinate
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not submissive to authority

adjective satellite

• disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority

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

rebellious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• resisting control or authority

• discontented as toward authority

• participating in organized resistance to a constituted government

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

unruly
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline

• unwilling to submit to authority

• incapable of being controlled

unyielding
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• stubbornly unyielding

• resistant to physical force or pressure

noncompliant
adjectiveadj
adjective

• boldly resisting authority or an opposing force

noun

• a person who refuses to comply

Alternatives for DEFIANT

Alternatives for CONTRARY

Alternatives for DISOBEDIENT

Alternatives for INSUBORDINATE

Alternatives for OBSTINATE

Alternatives for REBELLIOUS

Alternatives for REFRACTORY

Alternatives for STUBBORN

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