List of recalcitrant synonyms and recalcitrant related words.
adamant, adversary, adversative, adverse, alien, antagonistic, anti, antipathetic, antithetic, at odds, averse, beyond control, bouncing, bounding, breachy, breakaway, clashing, competitive, complaining, con, conflicting, contradicting, contradictory, contrary, contumacious, counter, counteractant, counteracting, counteractive, countervailing, counterworking, cranky, cross, crotchety, cursory, defiant, deviant, differing, disaccordant, disagreeing, disinclined, disobedient, disputatious, disputing, dissentient, dissenting, dissident, enemy, firm, forced, fractious, headstrong, hostile, immovable, impatient of control, incorrigible, indisposed, indocile, indomitable, inflexible, inimical, insubordinate, insuppressible, intractable, involuntary, irrepressible, mutinous, negative, nonconformable, nonconforming, nonconformist, noncooperative, nonobservant, objecting, obstinate, obstreperous, obstructive, on the barricades, opponent, opposed, opposing, opposite, oppositional, oppositive, oppugnant, ornery, out of hand, overthwart, perfunctory, perverse, proof against, protesting, reactionary, reactionist, rebellious, rebounding, recoiling, recusant, refractory, reluctant, renitent, repellent, repercussive, repugnant, resilient, resistant, resisting, resistive, restive, retardant, retardative, revolutionary, rival, shrewish, springing, stiff, stubborn, sulky, sullen, unadaptable, unadjustable, unbending, unbiddable, uncompliant, unconforming, unconsenting, uncontrollable, uncooperative, undisciplined, unfavorable, unfriendly, ungovernable, unmalleable, unmanageable, unmoldable, unpropitious, unruly, unsubmissive, untoward, unwilling, unyielding, up in arms, wayward, wild, withstanding