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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
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contrary
adjective. antagonistic; opposite
- adverse
- anti
- antipathetic
- antipodal
- antipodean
- antithetical
- balky
- clashing
- conflicting
- contradictory
- contrariant
- contumacious
- converse
- counter
- diametric
- discordant
- dissentient
- dissident
- froward
- headstrong
- hostile
- inconsistent
- inimical
- insubordinate
- intractable
- negative
- nonconforming
- nonconformist
- obstinate
- opposed
- ornery
- paradoxical
- perverse
- rebellious
- recalcitrant
- recusant
- refractory
- restive
- reverse
- stubborn
- unruly
- wayward
- wrongheaded
defiant
adjective. disobedient, disregardful
difficult
adjective. unmanageable socially
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.