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Antonyms for refractory
rɪˈfræk tə rire·frac·to·ry
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
refractory
The headstrong person is not to be stopped in his own course of action, while the obstinate and stubborn is not to be driven to another's way. The headstrong act; the obstinate and stubborn may simply refuse to stir. The most amiable person may be obstinate on some one point; the stubborn person is for the most part habitually so; we speak of obstinate determination, stubborn resistance. Stubborn is the term most frequently applied to the lower animals and inanimate things. Refractory implies more activity of resistance; the stubborn horse balks; the refractory animal plunges, rears, and kicks; metals that resist ordinary processes of reduction are termed refractory. One is obdurate who adheres to his purpose in spite of appeals that would move any tender-hearted or right-minded person. Contumacious refers to a proud and insolent defiance of authority, as of the summons of a court. Pertinacious demand is contrasted with obstinate refusal. The unyielding conduct which we approve we call decided, firm, inflexible, resolute; that which we condemn we are apt to term headstrong, obstinate, stubborn. Compare PERVERSE.
Antonyms:
amenable, complaisant, compliant, docile, dutiful, gentle, irresolute, obedient, pliable, pliant, submissive, teachable, tractable, undecided, wavering, yieldingSynonyms:
contumacious, decided, determined, dogged, firm, fixed, headstrong, heady, immovable, indomitable, inflexible, intractable, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, opinionated, persistent, pertinacious, resolute, resolved, stubborn, unconquerable, unflinching, unyielding
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
refractory
Antonyms:
obedient, docile, amenable, manageableSynonyms:
perverse, contumacious, stubborn, unruly, obstinate, unmanageable, mutinous, rebellious, recalcitrant
Princeton's WordNet
furnace lining, refractoryadjective
lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace
Antonyms:
obedient, tractable, manipulable, responsiveSynonyms:
furnace liningrefractory, stubbornadjective
not responding to treatment
"a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne"; "stubborn rust stains"
Antonyms:
manipulable, tractable, obedient, responsiveSynonyms:
recalcitrant, fractious, obstinate, stubborn, unregeneraterefractoryadjective
temporarily unresponsive or not fully responsive to nervous or sexual stimuli
"the refractory period of a muscle fiber"
Antonyms:
tractable, responsive, obedient, manipulableSynonyms:
recalcitrant, fractious, stubbornfractious, refractory, recalcitrantadjective
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
"a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child"
Antonyms:
tractable, obedient, responsive, manipulableSynonyms:
scratchy, techy, nettlesome, cranky, peevish, recalcitrant, pettish, irritable, petulant, tetchy, testy, stubborn, peckish, fractious
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
refractoryadjective
Synonyms:
unruly
How to use refractory in a sentence?
I think this is one of several options, a tailored treatment regimen, possibly considering multiple interventions, is certainly something to consider, especially for these refractory patients that have been suffering for a long time.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#7995 | compliant | |
#8075 | gentle | |
#11038 | responsive | |
#18856 | yielding | |
#22418 | manageable | |
#25269 | undecided | |
#27763 | refractory | |
#29257 | submissive | |
#35374 | obedient | |
#38382 | amenable | |
#57879 | pliable | |
#62800 | tractable | |
#66707 | docile | |
#66848 | wavering | |
#76427 | dutiful | |
#88025 | teachable | |
#89266 | pliant | |
#185651 | irresolute | |
#186939 | manipulable | |
#293856 | complaisant |
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