OBEDIENT Antonyms

There are 20 antonyms of the word obedient. (opposite meanings)

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	disobedient				adjectiveadj
	adjective • not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority adjective satellite • unwilling to submit to authority
	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
	headstrong				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
	incorrigible				adjectiveadj
	adjective • impervious to correction by punishment adjective satellite • difficult or impossible to manage or control
	insubordinate				adjectiveadj
	adjective • not submissive to authority adjective satellite • disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
	intractable				adjectiveadj
	adjective • not tractable; difficult to manage or mold
	noncompliant				adjectiveadj
	adjective • boldly resisting authority or an opposing force noun • a person who refuses to comply
	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
	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
	resistant				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection) • able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress • impervious to being affected • disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority • incapable of absorbing or mixing with
	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
	wayward				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • resistant to guidance or discipline
	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
	dominant				noun, adjectiven, adj
	adjective • exercising influence or control • (of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar noun • (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale • an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different adjective satellite • most frequent or common