13 Letter Words for Recalcitrance
recalcitrance
11 Letter Words for Recalcitrance
eccentrical, incarcerate, intercalare
10 Letter Words for Recalcitrance
accelerant, anelectric, electrican, intercalar, interlacer
9 Letter Words for Recalcitrance
acclinate, analectic, antiracer, calcarine, calcinate, cancelate, cancelier, cancerate, cancerite, carcerate, carnalite, carretela, centraler, centralia, centrical, cercariae, cercarial, cercarian, cerealian, certainer, claretian, clearance, clericate, ecarinate, eccentric, encircler, erratical, interacra, interalar, intercale, interlace, interrace, lacertian, lacertine, lactarene, lactarine, nectareal, nectarial, reactance, recalcine, reclinate, ricercata, tarriance, treaclier
8 Letter Words for Recalcitrance
acacetin, accretal, acentric, acierate, acinetae, alienate, altincar, anaclete, analcite, anaretic, aneretic, arcanite, arecaine, artarine, arteriac, arteriae, arterial, calcaire, calcanei, calceate, calciner, calcrete, calicate, canalete, canceler, canterer, canticle, cantrail, caracter, carcanet, carceral, carelian, carinate, celarent, celeriac, centiare, centrale, cercaria, cerealin, cetacean, cetraria, cetraric, cetrarin, cinereal, clarence, clarinet, clartier, craniate, crateral, creancer, creatine, eclectic, elaterin, electric, elenctic, encircle, enclaret, encratic, entailer, entrelac, ericetal, eritrean, incerate, irrelate, iterance, lacerant, lacerate, lacernae, lacinate, laitance, larcener, larcenic, latanier, lectrice, licencer, linaceae, nearctic, nearlier, raceline, ratliner, reaccent, recancel, recanter, recircle, recliner, recreant, reliance, relictae, rentaler, rerental, retailer, retainal, retainer, tailrace, talcarie, telarian, treenail, triareal
7 Letter Words for Recalcitrance
acacine, acarine, accrete, acerate, acetine, acraein, acratic, acrilan, acritan, actinal, alantic, alatern, alerter, alicant, aliener, alterer, alterne, anelace, antical, anticar, antliae, arctian, arecain, arenite, arratel, artarin, arteria, arterin, article, atelier, aterian, cairene, calaite, calcate, calcine, calcite, canaler, cantare, cantier, cariere, carinae, carinal, carlina, carline, carnate, carnier, carract, carrect, carreta, cartier, catalin, catenae, cateran, caterer, catline, cenacle, centare, centiar, centile, central, centric, ceratin, cerrial, certain, cetacea, cinerea, circaea, circler, circlet, cirrate, citrean, citrene, clairce, clarain, clarina, clarine, cleaner, clearer, cranial, creance, creatic, crenate, criance, crinate, earlier, eccrine, elaenia, eleatic, electic, electra, enalite, encelia, enclear, encraal, enteral, enteria, enteric, enticer, entrail, eritrea, erratic, eternal, inerter, laccaic, laceier, lacerna, lacerta, lactean, laetare, laniate, latence, lateran, latrian, latrine, learier, learner, lectern, lectica, leniate, licente, lineate, nacrite, narrate, racecar, railcar, rantree, ratline, realine, realter, realtie, recital, reciter, reclean, reclear, recline, recrate, reenact, reinter, relance, relater, relearn, reliant, reliner, rentier, reticle, retinal, retiral, retrace, retrain, retrial, ricecar, tacrine, taenial, talaric, talcier, taliera, tearier, teleran, tenacle, teneral, tercine, terrace, terrain, terrane, terrine, tiercel, tinerer, tiralee, traclia, trailer, trainee, trainel, trainer, tralira, treacle, trenail
6 Letter Words for Recalcitrance
acacin, acater, accent, accite, aceite, aceric, acerin, acerli, acerra, acetal, acetic, acetin, acetla, acinar, acrita, acrite, actine, aecial, aerate, aerial, aerier, alaite, alcaic, alcine, alerce, alerta, aliene, aliner, aliter, altaic, altair, altern, ancile, anetic, anicca, aniler, anlace, anteal, anteri, antiae, antiar, antica, antler, antlia, antral, araire, aralie, arcane, arcate, arctan, arctic, arenae, arnica, arrace, arrant, arrect, arrent, artier, atelic, atrail, atrial, caccia, cactal, caecal, calcar, calcic, calean, calina, caline, canale, canali, canari, cancel, cancer, canela, canier, cantal, cantar, cantel, canter, cantic, cantil, cantle, caract, carane, carate, carcan, carcel, carcer, careen, career, carene, carica, carien, carina, carlet, carlie, carlin, carnac, carnal, carnel, carnet, carnic, carrat, carree, carrel, cartel, carter, catena, catlin, cearin, ceiler, ceinte, celiac, celite, celtic, centai, cental, center, centra, cerata, cerate, cercal, cercle, cereal, cerine, cerite, certie, cetane, cetera, cicala, cicale, cinter, circar, circle, citral, claire, claret, clarin, clarre, cleric, client, crance, craner, cranet, cranic, crater, creant, create, crenae, crenel, crenic, cretan, cretic, cretin, criant, crinal, crinel, crinet, earlet, earner, ecarte, eclair, elaine, elance, elanet, elater, enatic, enlace, enrace, enrail, entail, entera, entice, entier, entire, entrec, entrer, entria, erical, errant, errata, errite, etrier, inlace, irater, irrate, irreal, laccic, laccin, lacert, lacier, lactic, laetic, lainer, lanate, lancer, lancet, lanete, lanier, larcin, lariat, larine, larrea, larree, lateen, latera, latian, latina, latria, leaner, lectin, lenite, lentic, lerret, lierne, lierre, linear, linter, lirate, nailer, narial, narica, natale, natica, nearer, neater, nectar, nerita, nerite, racial, racier, racine, railer, rainer, rancel, rancer, ranter, rateen, ratina, ratine, realer, realia, recane, recant, recart, recent, recite, rectal, reearn, reiter, relace, relata, relate, relent, relict, relier, reline, renail, renate, rental, renter, rerail, rerate, rerent, retail, retain, retare, retear, retial, retier, retile, retina, retine, retira, retire, retral, rictal, tailer, talari, talcer, taleae, tancel, tanica, tanier, tanrec, tarcel, tarnal, tarrie, teanal, tearer, tecali, tenace, tenail, teniae, tenrec, tercel, tercer, tercia, ternal, ternar, terner, terral, terran, terrie, tierce, tierer, tincal, tineal, tirana, tracer, trance, triace, tricae, tricar, triene, trinal
5 Letter Words for Recalcitrance
acale, acari, acate, accel, accra, aceta, acier, actin, aecia, aeric, aerie, ainee, airan, airer, alane, alani, alant, alate, alcea, alert, alice, alien, aliet, alite, altar, alter, altin, ancle, ancra, ancre, anear, anele, anile, anlet, anlia, antae, antal, antar, antic, antra, antre, arace, arain, arati, arcae, areae, areal, arear, areca, areel, arena, arent, arere, arete, arian, ariel, arite, arnee, arret, arrie, artal, artar, artel, arter, artic, atlee, atren, atria, cacei, cacti, cairn, calan, calci, calic, calin, canal, canel, caner, canli, carat, carer, caret, carle, carli, carne, carri, carta, carte, catan, catel, cater, cecal, cecca, cecil, ceile, ceint, centi, ceral, cerat, cerci, cerer, ceria, ceric, cerin, cerne, cetic, cetin, cicer, cinct, cinel, circa, circe, cital, citee, citer, clair, clare, clart, clean, clear, cleat, cline, clint, clite, craal, craie, crain, crane, crare, crate, creel, creen, crena, creta, crete, crier, crile, crine, ctene, eaten, eater, ecart, eclat, ectal, elaic, elain, elate, elect, elint, elite, enact, enate, encia, eniac, enlit, ental, entea, enter, entia, entre, erect, erica, ictal, ileac, inact, incle, incra, inert, inlet, intel, inter, intra, irate, irena, irene, laari, lacca, lacer, lacet, laeti, laine, lanai, lance, laree, larin, laten, later, latin, leare, learn, leear, lenti, liana, liane, liart, licca, licet, linac, linea, liner, liter, litra, nacre, naira, naric, narra, narre, natal, necia, neela, neral, neter, niata, nicer, niece, niter, racer, raile, raine, raita, ranal, rance, ranee, ranli, ratal, ratan, ratel, rater, reaal, react, reata, reate, recal, recce, recit, recti, reice, reina, relet, relic, relie, renal, renet, rente, reran, retal, retan, retar, retia, retie, retin, riant, riata, ricer, tacan, tacca, taira, tairn, talar, talea, taler, tania, tarea, tarie, tarin, tarre, tarri, telar, telia, telic, tenai, tenia, tenla, terai, terce, terna, terne, terra, terre, tiara, tical, ticca, ticer, tiler, tinca, tinea, tirer, trace, trail, train, treen, triac, trial, trica, trice, trier, trina, trine
4 Letter Words for Recalcitrance
acca, acce, acct, acer, acle, acne, acre, acta, aiel, aile, aina, aine, aint, aire, airn, airt, alae, alai, alan, alar, alca, alce, alec, alee, alen, alia, alin, anal, anat, ance, anet, anil, anre, anta, ante, anti, arar, arca, area, aren, aret, aria, aril, arle, arna, arni, arri, arte, atar, atle, atli, caca, cace, caci, caic, cain, cair, calc, canc, cane, cant, care, carl, carn, carr, cart, cate, ceca, ceil, cele, celt, cene, cent, cera, cere, cern, cert, cete, ceti, ciel, cine, cira, circ, cire, cirl, cite, clan, clar, clat, clee, clin, clit, cran, cric, crin, crit, ctrl, eale, earl, earn, ecce, eccl, eila, eine, eira, eire, elan, elec, elne, encl, entr, eral, erat, erer, eria, eric, erie, erin, erne, eten, etic, etna, iaea, iare, icer, ilea, inca, incl, incr, inta, intl, intr, iran, ital, itel, iter, lace, laen, laer, laet, laic, lain, lair, lait, lana, lane, lant, lare, lari, larn, lata, late, lati, lean, lear, leat, lect, leer, leet, leir, lena, lene, lent, lere, lete, liar, lice, lien, lier, lina, line, lint, lira, lire, lite, nace, nael, nail, nala, nale, narc, nare, narr, natl, natr, neal, near, neat, neer, neet, nete, neti, nice, nile, nirl, raca, race, raia, rail, rain, rait, rale, rana, rane, rant, rara, rare, rata, rate, real, rean, rear, rect, reel, reen, reet, rein, reit, rent, rete, rial, rice, riel, rier, rile, rine, rita, rite, taal, taar, tace, tael, taen, tail, tain, tala, talc, tale, tali, tana, tane, tara, tare, tari, tarn, tarr, teal, tean, tear, teca, teel, teen, teer, teil, tela, tele, teli, tene, tera, tern, terr, tiar, tice, tien, tier, tile, tinc, tine, tire, tirl, tirr, trac, tree, trie, trin, trna
3 Letter Words for Recalcitrance
aal, acc, ace, act, aer, aia, ail, ain, air, ait, ala, alc, ale, aln, alt, ana, anc, ane, ant, ara, arc, are, arn, arr, art, ate, cai, cal, can, car, cat, cee, cel, cen, cer, cia, cie, cir, cit, cli, clr, crc, crl, crt, cte, ctn, ctr, ean, ear, eat, ecc, ect, eec, eel, een, eer, eir, ela, eli, elt, enc, ene, enl, era, ere, ern, err, ert, eta, etc, iaa, ice, ile, inc, int, ira, ire, ita, laa, lac, lai, lan, lar, lat, lca, lea, lee, lei, ler, let, lie, lin, lir, lit, lnr, ltr, naa, nae, nar, nat, nea, nee, nei, net, nie, nil, nit, rai, ran, rat, rct, rea, rec, ree, rei, rel, ria, rie, rin, rit, rle, rna, rte, rti, taa, tai, tal, tan, tar, tea, tec, tee, tel, ten, ter, tic, tie, til, tin, tlc, tln, tlr, tra, tri
Definitions for Recalcitrance
[1] resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory.
[2] hard to deal with, manage, or operate.
[3] a recalcitrant person.
[4] not susceptible to control or authority; refractory
[5] a recalcitrant person
Words related to Recalcitrance
recalcitrantstump, provocation, insurgency, summons, unruliness, insurgence, contempt, temerity, cartel, spite, guts, insubordination, rebellion, lip, dare, call, impudence, boldness, brazenness, gas
Words nearby Recalcitrance
recalcitrantrec, rec room, rec., rec. sec., recalcification, recalcitrant, recalcitrate, recalculate, recalesce, recalescence, recall
Origin of Recalcitrance
t1835–45; < Latin recalcitrant- (stem of recalcitrāns, present participle of recalcitrāre to kick back), equivalent to re- re- + calcitr(āre ) to strike with the heels, kick (derivative of calx heel) + -ant- -ant
Other words from Recalcitrance
re·cal·ci·trance , re·cal·ci·tran·cy , noun
non·re·cal·ci·trance , noun
non·re·cal·ci·tran·cy , noun
non·re·cal·ci·trant , adjective
un·re·cal·ci·trant , adjective
Word origin for Recalcitrance
tC19: via French from Latin recalcitrāre , from re- + calcitrāre to kick, from calx heel
Synonyms for Recalcitrance
affront, audacity, boldness, bravado, brazenness, call, cartel, challenge, command, confrontation, contempt, contrariness, contumacy, dare, despite, effrontery, gas, guts, impudence, insolence, insubordination, insurgence, insurgency, intractableness, lip, muster, opposition, order, perversity, provocation, rebellion, rebelliousness, recalcitrancy, revolt, sass, spite, stump, summons, temerity, unruliness, back talk, big talk, defy, enjoinder, factiousness, hot air, impugnment, throwing of the gauntlet