incompliant
[in-kuhm-plahy-uhnt]
/ ˌɪn kəmˈplaɪ ənt /
ADJECTIVE
stubborn
Synonyms
WEAK
adamant
adamantine
balky
brassbound
bullheaded
cantankerous
contumacious
cussed
determined
die-hard
dogged
firm
fixed
grim
hardheaded
headstrong
implacable
inexorable
inflexible
insubordinate
intractable
intransigent
iron
mulish
obdurate
opinionated
ornery
persevering
persistent
pertinacious
perverse
pigheaded
rebellious
recalcitrant
refractory
relentless
remorseless
rigid
self-willed
set in one's ways
single-minded
steadfast
stiff-necked
tenacious
tough
unbendable
unbending
uncompliant
uncompromising
unmanageable
unreasonable
unrelenting
unshakable
untoward
unyielding
willful
Example Sentences
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Something about waking up cold, wet, and naked in a dog hospital had made me so incompliant and irritated.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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