recalcitrant

What does recalcitrant mean?

recalcitrant means "stubbornly resistant to authority or control". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in recalcitrant?

recalcitrant has 4 syllables: re-cal-ci-trant. The stress falls on "cal". In IPA it is /ɹɪˈkælsɪtɹənt/.

What is another word for recalcitrant?

Close synonyms include fractious, refractory. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is recalcitrant a common word?

recalcitrant is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for recalcitrant come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.