Antonyms for recalcitrant

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ri-kal-si-truhnt

Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈkæl sɪ trənt

Definition of recalcitrant

Origin : 1823, from French récalcitrant, literally "kicking back" (17c.-18c.), past participle of recalcitrare "to kick back; be inaccessible," from re- "back" (see re-) + Latin calcitrare "to kick," from calx (genitive calcis) "heel." Used from 1797 as a French word in English.

adj disobedient, uncontrollable

Example sentences :

It is not written for the encouragement of recalcitrant boys.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 12, June 18, 1870 » by Various

He dropped into the boat, seating himself to face the recalcitrant Mulready.
Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance

"I b'lieve Judge More will," the recalcitrant admitted, and rode on.
Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various

They are so many turns of the screw, just to let the recalcitrant feel what can be done.
Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)

And it was Beasley himself who finally challenged the recalcitrant Sadie.
Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum

The recalcitrant third would be differently composed, but it would be on hand.
Extract from : « The Education of Henry Adams » by Henry Adams

Think, gurrl, what the press can do to a recalcitrant lass like yoursel.
Extract from : « Greener Than You Think » by Ward Moore

M. Vulfran sent one of his men off to search for his recalcitrant coachman.
Extract from : « Nobody's Girl » by Hector Malot

But when she said as much after Janetta's departure, she found Margaret for once recalcitrant.
Extract from : « A True Friend » by Adeline Sergeant

If the empirical facts are recalcitrant, so much the worse for them.
Extract from : « German philosophy and politics » by John Dewey

Synonyms for recalcitrant

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