Recalcitrant is an English word with synonyms like fractious or refractory. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Recalcitrant in a sentence
Recalcitrant meaning
- Marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey authority.
- Unwilling to cooperate socially.
- Difficult to deal with or to operate.
Synonyms of Recalcitrant
Using Recalcitrant
- The main meaning on this page is: Marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey authority. | Unwilling to cooperate socially. | Difficult to deal with or to operate.
- Useful related words include: fractious, refractory, disobedient, defiant.
- In the example corpus, recalcitrant often appears in combinations such as: the recalcitrant, of recalcitrant, by recalcitrant.
Context around Recalcitrant
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Recalcitrant
- In this selection, "recalcitrant" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, few, dozen, individuals, church and gps stand out and add context to how "recalcitrant" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include about every recalcitrant witness in and are some recalcitrant armed men. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "recalcitrant" sits close to words such as abdicated, acme and afcfta, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with recalcitrant
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The demands of recalcitrant lawmakers have grown. (7 words)
Those our recalcitrant Pastors must realise this. (7 words)
The city’s recalcitrant devotion to its political freedoms is intangible. (11 words)
Olugbemi told the over 500 participants who connected to the programme through Zoom and YouTube that the growing danger was arising from the use of the judicial system by recalcitrant debtors to avoid contractual obligations freely entered into. (38 words)
And even for this offense Mr. Crocodile was not severely punished, for the trainer doesn’t believe in cruelty—a sharp rap on the snout is about the worst the most recalcitrant offender ever gets. (35 words)
The Queensland technology trial has revealed thousands of recalcitrant drivers with police dumbfounded at the high number of motorists disobeying basic road rules as the yearly road toll has already equalled the 2019 total. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Given Ratzinger’s time in the German army, some opponents characterized him as the “Panzer Cardinal,” a strict disciplinarian for a recalcitrant church.
However, the Command will not leave any stone unturned to deal with any recalcitrant that will want to disrupt the peace that Bauchi State is enjoying presently.
So I hope Ms Goring’s vision of a 15-minute test comes to fruition, and I hope that the few recalcitrant GPs will recognise their role in early detection.
They told me that the man only wanted my money but I was recalcitrant.
To that end, while providing alternatives to homeless encampments, we support measures that remove illegal encampments from public spaces and a robust criminal justice response to recalcitrant individuals.
Which is rich coming from the guy who pays the legal fees of just about every recalcitrant witness in the criminal cases against him.
A related word is “superior,” and he has every right to “smugly” dominate the recalcitrant Frenchie.
The demands of recalcitrant lawmakers have grown.
The recalcitrant Lord Grover dies, and the new ruler is more amenable to treating with Daemon’s cause.
We have, across the country, perhaps two to three dozen recalcitrant wee laddies holding the powers of the state at bay over the misuse of fireworks.
And even for this offense Mr. Crocodile was not severely punished, for the trainer doesn’t believe in cruelty—a sharp rap on the snout is about the worst the most recalcitrant offender ever gets.
However, the state commissioner for information Alhaji Suleiman Tunau Anka said the peace deal is intact, he however admitted that there are some recalcitrant armed men who still refused to accept the deal.
Mr Asomah-Cheremeh, the Sector Minister, in an earlier presentation, said government was determined to reclaim all state acquired lands that were encroached by recalcitrant individuals and groups in prime areas in Accra.
Olugbemi told the over 500 participants who connected to the programme through Zoom and YouTube that the growing danger was arising from the use of the judicial system by recalcitrant debtors to avoid contractual obligations freely entered into.
On Saturday, the Recalcitrant Lowenfield submitted a report, with the fraudulent figures submitted by Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) Returning Officer, Clairmont Mingo.
The city’s recalcitrant devotion to its political freedoms is intangible.
The Queensland technology trial has revealed thousands of recalcitrant drivers with police dumbfounded at the high number of motorists disobeying basic road rules as the yearly road toll has already equalled the 2019 total.
Those our recalcitrant Pastors must realise this.
What’s more, DiGiacomo says, those same ideas can apply to businesses dealing with recalcitrant employees.
America’s experience in Vietnam offers lessons for how we should think about and relate to other "recalcitrant" countries like Cuba and Iran.
Common combinations with recalcitrant
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the recalcitrant 8×
- of recalcitrant 5×
- by recalcitrant 3×
- other recalcitrant 3×
- recalcitrant and 3×
- recalcitrant companies 3×
- was recalcitrant 2×
- to recalcitrant 2×
- recalcitrant individuals 2×
- recalcitrant debtors 2×