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Synonyms & Antonyms of recalcitrance
refusal to obey
- punished her recalcitrance by taking away her driving privileges
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Words Related to recalcitrance
- discourteousness,
- disrespect,
- impertinence,
- impoliteness,
- impudence,
- inconsiderateness,
- inconsideration,
- insolence,
- rudeness,
- ungraciousness
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“Recalcitrance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recalcitrance. Accessed 7 Apr. 2020.
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The first known use of recalcitrance was in 1856
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