| ADJECTIVE | all | noncompliant, defiant | boldly resisting authority or an opposing force |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOUN | person | noncompliant, balker, baulker | a person who refuses / refuses to comply |
| Meaning | boldly resisting authority or an opposing force. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | defiant | |
| Narrower | insubordinate, resistant, resistive | disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority |
| obstreperous | noisily and stubbornly defiant | |
| recalcitrant | marked by stubborn resistance / resistance to authority | |
| See also | disobedient | not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority |
| insubordinate | not submissive to authority | |
| intractable | not tractable | |
| unmanageable, difficult | Hard to control | |
| unwilling | not disposed or inclined toward | |
| Opposite | compliant | disposed or willing to comply |
| Spanish | desafiante, provocativo, rebelde | |
| Catalan | desafiador, desafiant, provocatiu | |
| Nouns | noncompliance | the failure to obey |
| Meaning | A person who refuses / refuses to comply. | |
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| Synonyms | balker, baulker | |
| Narrower | negativist | someone who refuses to do what is asked or does the opposite of what is asked |
| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
| Spanish | balker, baulker | |
| Catalan | baulker | |
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