Vocabulary
Recalcitrant
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline.
Urdu meaning
سکڑنا گھٹنا کم ہونا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Along the way, we had amnesty schemes, incentives and penalties to try and get recalcitrant non-filers to register, and pay their taxes.
- Articles 39 to 46 of the UN Charterempowers the Security Council to act against recalcitrant members.
- Dialogue and diplomacy with the protesters, alongside working with a recalcitrant Kabul, are key to navigating this complex issue.
- Two prominent politicians and erstwhile favourites of the establishment have been made examples for other `recalcitrant` ones.
- There is not even the pretence of adhering to the law, only a relentless determination to erase all dissent through whatever means can be conjured up to illegally deprive recalcitrant individuals of their liberty, and to silence them.
Synonyms
uncooperative, obstinately disobedient, intractable, unmanageable, ungovernable, refractory
Antonyms
amenable, docile, compliant
Curator example
“a class of recalcitrant fifteen-year-olds”
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