recalcitrantadjective
uk/rɪˈkæl.sɪ.trənt/us/rɪˈkæl.sɪ.trənt/formal(of a person) unwilling to obey orders or to do what should be done, or (of an animal) refusing to be controlled
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Strong-willed
- a firm hand idiom
- adamant
- adamantine
- aggressive
- an iron hand/fist in a velvet glove idiom
- fury
- go-getter
- going
- gutsy
- hard-boiled
- importunate
- pertinacious
- pigheaded
- purposeful
- pushy
- ravening
- redoubtable
- will not take no for an answer idiom
- willful
- with guns blazing idiom
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recalcitrance
noun [ U ] uk/rɪˈkæl.sɪ.trəns/us/rɪˈkæl.sɪ.trəns/