Refractory
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Crossword Answers
6 letters
ATODDS
In disagreement; "the figures are at odds with our findings"; "contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"- John Morley
AVERSE
(usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request"
BISQUE
A thick cream soup made from shellfish
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OPPOSED
Being in opposition or having an opponent; "two bitterly opposed schools of thought"
COUNTER
A return punch (especially by a boxer)
HOSTILE
Not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; "hostile naval and air forces"
RESTIVE
Impatient especially under restriction or delay; "the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive"
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STUBBORN
Not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne"; "stubborn rust stains"
PERVERSE
Deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good; "depraved criminals"; "a perverted sense of loyalty"; "the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat"
CERAMICS
The art of making and decorating pottery
CLASHING
Sharply and harshly discordant; "clashing interests of loggers and conservationists"; "clashing colors"
INIMICAL
Not friendly; "an unfriendly act of aggression"; "an inimical critic"
SHREWISH
Continually complaining or faultfinding; "a shrewish wife"; "nagging parents"
UPINARMS
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ADVERSARY
Someone who offers opposition
DIFFICULT
Hard to control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation"
RESISTIVE
Disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
SEDITIOUS
Arousing to action or rebellion
TENACIOUS
Stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion"
UNTAMABLE
UNWILLING
In spite of contrary volition
FRACTIOUS
Unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome; "rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thickly populated areas"; "fractious components of a communication system"
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ANTAGONIST
A drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug
ANTITHETIC
Sharply contrasted in character or purpose; "practices entirely antithetical to her professed beliefs"; "hope is antithetic to despair"
HEADSTRONG
Habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
REBELLIOUS
Resisting control or authority; "temperamentally rebellious"; "a rebellious crew"
UNYIELDING
Stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion"
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ADVERSATIVE
Expressing antithesis or opposition; "the adversative conjunction `but' in `poor but happy'"
COMPETITIVE
Subscribing to capitalistic competition
COMPLAINING
Expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment; "a complaining boss"
OBSTRUCTIVE
Preventing movement; "the clogging crowds of revelers overflowing into the street"
RETARDATIVE
DISOBEDIENT
Not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children"
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RECALCITRANT
Stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child"
NONOBSERVANT
Failing or refusing to observe religious customs
NONOBSERVANT
Failing or refusing to observe religious customs
NOTINTHEMOOD
UNCONFIRMING
UNMANAGEABLE
Hard to control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation"
UNSUBMISSIVE
Not servile or submissive
UNFAVOURABLE
Not favorable; "made an unfavorable impression"; "unfavorable reviews"
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BEYONDCONTROL
Out of control; "the riots got out of hand"
CONTRADICTORY
That confounds or contradicts or confuses
UNCOOPERATIVE
Intentionally unaccommodating; "the action was not offensive to him but proved somewhat disobliging"
NONCONFORMING
Not conforming to established customs or doctrines especially in religion
FURNACELINING
Lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace
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INSUPPRESSIBLE
NONCONFORMABLE
UNCONTROLLABLE
Impossible to repress or control; "an irrepressible chatterbox"; "uncontrollable laughter"
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ONTHEBARRICADES
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IMPATIENTOFCONTROL