Synonyms of froward

froward

adjective

1

as in mischievous

engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior

their froward pranks are not appropriate in the workplace

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mischievous
• naughty
• bad
• rude
• rebellious
• selfish
• errant
• childish
• contrary
• wicked
• impudent
• wild
• defiant
• insolent
• wilful
• improper
• disobedient
• misbehaving
• immature
• unmannerly
• disrespectful
• indecorous
• headstrong
• wayward
• uncouth
• willful
• impish
• evil
• unruly
• obstreperous
• uncontrollable
• impolite
• corrupt
• dissolute
• juvenile
• recalcitrant
• perverse
• knavish
• waggish
• roguish
• refractory
• intractable
• ornery
• untoward
• prankish
• elfish
• restive
• balky
• unkind
• ill-natured
• disorderly
• ungovernable
• mutinous
• rascally
• ill-mannered
• thoughtless
• rowdy
• wrongheaded
• inconsiderate
• arch
• ruffianly
• transgressing
• unkindly
• monkeying
• infantile
• pixieish
• insurgent
• babyish
• monkeyish
• puerile
• disobliging
• jejune
• kiddish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• orderly
• obedient
• nice
• dutiful
• correct
• behaved
• proper
• submissive
• moral
• compliant
• clean
• complying
• acquiescent
• polite
• respectable
• courteous
• thoughtful
• considerate
• kindly
• decent
• decorous
• divine
• pleasant
• behaving
• heavenly
• docile
• amenable
• angelic
• amiable
• complaisant
• tractable
• mannerly
• good-natured
• cherubic
• discreet
• modest
• mature
• angelical
• adult
• obliging
• governable
• grown-up

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• orderly
• obedient
• nice
• dutiful
• correct
• behaved
• proper
• submissive
• moral
• compliant
• clean
• complying
• acquiescent
• polite
• respectable
• courteous
• thoughtful
• considerate
• kindly
• decent
• decorous
• divine
• pleasant
• behaving
• heavenly
• docile
• amenable
• angelic
• amiable
• complaisant
• tractable
• mannerly
• good-natured
• cherubic
• discreet
• modest
• mature
• angelical
• adult
• obliging
• governable
• grown-up

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2

as in rebellious

given to resisting authority or another's control

froward students sent to the office for chronic disciplinary problems

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rebellious
• rebel
• defiant
• stubborn
• willful
• wilful
• contrary
• disobedient
• mischievous
• wayward
• contumacious
• naughty
• rigid
• unruly
• adamant
• dogged
• obstreperous
• recalcitrant
• insubordinate
• refractory
• restive
• balky
• intractable
• untoward
• ungovernable
• recusant
• wild
• unrelenting
• rude
• bad
• obstinate
• incompliant
• dissident
• uncontrollable
• resistant
• peevish
• mutinous
• uncooperative
• insurgent
• headstrong
• implacable
• opinionated
• obdurate
• mulish
• unbending
• negativistic
• uncompromising
• perverse
• pertinacious
• noncooperative
• inflexible
• impudent
• immovable
• monkeying
• unyielding
• unmanageable
• insolent
• adamantine
• hardheaded
• disorderly
• errant
• fractious
• self-willed
• undisciplined
• wrongheaded
• unmannerly
• disrespectful
• pigheaded
• discourteous
• ungracious
• inconsiderate
• impertinent
• uncouth
• ornery
• nonconformist
• impolite
• uncivil
• misbehaving
• ill-natured
• ill-mannered
• monkeyish
• ill-bred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obedient
• docile
• submissive
• amenable
• compliant
• amiable
• tractable
• cooperative
• conformable
• agreeable
• deferential
• acquiescent
• respectful
• polite
• courteous
• behaved
• yielding
• biddable
• disciplined
• obliging
• servile
• well-bred
• ruly
• orderly
• obsequious
• proper
• slavish
• subservient
• mannerly
• decorous
• manageable
• controllable
• trainable
• kowtowing
• governable

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• obedient
• docile
• submissive
• amenable
• compliant
• amiable
• tractable
• cooperative
• conformable
• agreeable
• deferential
• acquiescent
• respectful
• polite
• courteous
• behaved
• yielding
• biddable
• disciplined
• obliging
• servile
• well-bred
• ruly
• orderly
• obsequious
• proper
• slavish
• subservient
• mannerly
• decorous
• manageable
• controllable
• trainable
• kowtowing
• governable

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3

as in stubborn

given to resisting control or discipline by others

acting like a froward preschooler is not going to get you what you want

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stubborn
• wilful
• rebellious
• willful
• wayward
• headstrong
• uncontrollable
• naughty
• unruly
• out of hand
• unmanageable
• difficult
• recalcitrant
• refractory
• intractable
• ungovernable
• untoward
• obstinate
• incontrollable
• obdurate
• incorrigible
• perverse
• intransigent
• wild
• stiff
• contrary
• undisciplined
• opinionated
• mulish
• uncontrolled
• unpunished
• disobedient
• hardheaded
• self-willed
• boisterous
• pigheaded
• irrepressible
• bullheaded
• rambunctious
• rowdy
• stiff-necked
• insubordinate
• indocile
• misbehaving

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• manageable
• tractable
• obedient
• controllable
• docile
• submissive
• compliant
• willing
• responsive
• pliable
• receptive
• yielding
• governable
• accepting
• reasonable
• well-behaved
• placable
• temperate
• trainable
• persuadable

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• manageable
• tractable
• obedient
• controllable
• docile
• submissive
• compliant
• willing
• responsive
• pliable
• receptive
• yielding
• governable
• accepting
• reasonable
• well-behaved
• placable
• temperate
• trainable
• persuadable

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