12 Letter Words for Recalcitrant
recalcitrant
11 Letter Words for Recalcitrant
intrarectal
10 Letter Words for Recalcitrant
calcitrant, calcitrate, cantatrice, intercalar, tricentral
9 Letter Words for Recalcitrant
acclinate, analectic, antarctic, antiracer, calcarine, calcinate, cantalite, carnalite, centralia, centrical, cercarial, cercarian, claretian, erratical, interacra, interalar, lacertian, lactarine, lactinate, nectarial, rattleran, ricercata, tarriance, tartarine, tartralic, tartrelic, teratical, tertrinal, tetanical
8 Letter Words for Recalcitrant
acacetin, accretal, acentric, acetract, alterant, alternat, altincar, analcite, anaretic, antliate, arcanite, artarine, arteriac, arterial, atlantic, attainer, calcaire, calcanei, calciner, calicate, canticle, cantrail, caracter, carcanet, carceral, carelian, carinate, carretta, cercaria, cetraria, cetraric, cetrarin, clarinet, clartier, craniate, crateral, encratic, interact, lacerant, lacinate, laitance, larcenic, latanier, latinate, literata, nearctic, ratliner, rattlier, rattline, reactant, reattain, retainal, retirant, retraict, tacitean, tactical, tailrace, talcarie, tantalic, tarletan, tartaric, tartarin, tectaria, telarian, tertiana, tetrical, tractile, trialate, triareal, trictrac, triental
7 Letter Words for Recalcitrant
acacine, acarine, acraein, acratic, acrilan, acritan, actinal, alantic, alatern, alicant, altaite, anteact, antical, anticar, antliae, arctian, arecain, arietta, arratel, artarin, arteria, arterin, article, atactic, aterian, atretic, attirer, calaite, calcate, calcine, calcite, canaler, cantare, cantate, cantier, cantlet, caretta, carinae, carinal, carlina, carline, carnate, carnier, carract, carrect, carreta, cartier, catalin, cateran, catline, cattail, cattier, centiar, central, centric, ceratin, cerrial, certain, circaea, circler, circlet, cirrate, citrate, citrean, cittern, clairce, clarain, clarina, clarine, clatter, clitter, cranial, creatic, criance, crinate, critter, ectatic, encraal, entrail, erratic, intrate, iterant, lacerna, lacerta, lactant, lactate, lactean, laniate, lateran, latrant, latrate, latrian, latrine, lattice, lectica, lettrin, nacrite, narrate, nattier, nictate, nitrate, racecar, railcar, ratline, rattail, rattier, rattler, rattlin, recital, reliant, retinal, retiral, retract, retrain, retrait, retrial, ricecar, tacrine, tactile, taenial, talaric, talcier, taliera, tantric, tartane, tartare, tartier, tartine, teacart, tearcat, teratic, terrain, tertial, tertian, tetanal, tetania, tetanic, traclia, trailer, trainel, trainer, tralira, tranect, tranter, tratler, trenail, trental, trintle
6 Letter Words for Recalcitrant
acacin, acater, accent, accite, aceric, acerin, acerli, acerra, acetal, acetic, acetin, acetla, acinar, acrita, acrite, actine, aecial, aerial, alaite, alcaic, alcine, alerta, aliner, aliter, altaic, altair, altern, ancile, anetic, anicca, aniler, anlace, anteal, anteri, antiae, antiar, antica, antler, antlia, antral, araire, aralie, arcane, arcate, arctan, arctic, arnica, arrace, arrant, arrect, arrent, artier, artlet, atelic, atrail, atrial, attain, atteal, attern, atterr, attica, attice, attila, attire, cactal, caecal, calcar, calean, calina, caline, canale, canali, canari, cancel, cancer, canela, canier, cantal, cantar, cantel, canter, cantic, cantil, cantle, caract, carane, carate, carcan, carcel, carcer, carica, carien, carina, carlet, carlie, carlin, carnac, carnal, carnel, carnet, carnic, carrat, carrel, cartel, carter, catena, catlin, cattan, catter, cattie, cattle, cearin, celiac, celtic, centai, cental, centra, cerata, cercal, cicala, cicale, cinter, circar, circle, citral, claire, claret, clarin, clarre, cleric, client, crance, craner, cranet, cranic, crater, creant, crenic, cretan, cretic, cretin, criant, crinal, crinel, crinet, eclair, enatic, enrail, entail, entria, erical, errant, errata, inlace, intact, irater, irrate, irreal, laccin, lacert, lacier, lactic, laetic, lainer, lanate, lancer, lancet, lanier, larcin, lariat, larine, larrea, latent, latera, latian, latina, latite, latria, latten, latter, lattin, lectin, lentic, lettic, linear, linter, lirate, litten, litter, nailer, narial, narica, natale, natica, natter, nattle, nectar, nerita, nitter, nritta, racial, racier, racine, railer, rainer, rancel, rancer, ranter, ratina, ratine, ratite, rattan, rattel, ratten, ratter, rattle, realia, recant, recart, rectal, relata, relict, renail, rental, rerail, retail, retain, retial, retina, retint, retira, retral, rictal, ritter, tactic, tailer, tailet, tainte, talant, talari, talcer, talent, talite, talter, tancel, tanica, tanier, tanrec, tantie, tantle, tantra, tarcel, tarnal, tarrie, tartan, tartar, tarten, tarter, tartle, tatler, teanal, tecali, tectal, telint, tenail, terata, tercia, ternal, ternar, terral, terran, territ, tertia, tetric, tictac, tienta, tietac, tilter, tincal, tineal, tinlet, tinter, tirana, tirret, titler, tracer, trance, triace, triact, tricae, tricar, trinal, triter
5 Letter Words for Recalcitrant
acale, acari, acate, accel, accra, aceta, acier, actin, aecia, aeric, aetat, airan, airer, alane, alani, alant, alate, alcea, alert, alice, alien, aliet, alite, altar, alter, altin, ancle, ancra, ancre, anear, anile, anlet, anlia, antae, antal, antar, antic, antra, antre, arace, arain, arati, arcae, areal, arear, areca, arena, arent, arett, arian, ariel, arite, arret, arrie, artal, artar, artel, arter, artic, atilt, atren, atria, attal, attar, atter, attic, attle, cacei, cacti, cairn, calan, calci, calic, calin, canal, canel, caner, canli, carat, carer, caret, carle, carli, carne, carri, carta, carte, catan, catel, cater, ccitt, cecal, cecil, ceint, centi, ceral, cerat, cerci, ceria, ceric, cerin, cetic, cetin, cicer, cinct, cinel, circa, circe, cital, citer, clair, clare, clart, clean, clear, cleat, cline, clint, clite, craal, craie, crain, crane, crare, crate, crena, creta, crier, crile, crine, ecart, eclat, ectal, elaic, elain, elint, enact, encia, eniac, enlit, ental, entia, erica, ettin, ictal, ileac, inact, incle, incra, inert, inlet, intel, inter, intra, irate, irena, laari, lacca, lacer, lacet, laeti, laine, lanai, lance, larin, laten, later, latin, latte, learn, lenti, liana, liane, liart, licca, licet, linac, linea, liner, liter, litra, nacre, naira, naric, narra, narre, natal, necia, neral, niata, nicer, niter, nitta, racer, raile, raine, raita, ranal, rance, ranli, ratal, ratan, ratel, rater, ratti, reaal, react, reata, recal, recit, recti, reina, relic, renal, reran, retal, retan, retar, retia, retin, riant, riata, ricer, tacan, tacca, tacet, tacit, taint, taira, tairn, talar, talea, taler, tania, tanti, tarea, tarie, tarin, tarre, tarri, tarte, tatar, tater, tatie, tatin, teart, tecta, telar, telia, telic, tenai, tenia, tenla, terai, terna, terra, tetra, tetri, tiara, tical, ticca, ticer, tiler, tinca, tinct, tinea, tinta, tirer, titan, titar, titer, title, trace, tract, trail, train, trait, trant, treat, triac, trial, trica, trice, trier, trina, trine, trite
4 Letter Words for Recalcitrant
acca, acce, acct, acer, acle, acne, acre, acta, aiel, aile, aina, aine, aint, aire, airn, airt, alae, alai, alan, alar, alca, alce, alec, 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, atta, atte, attn, caca, cace, caci, caic, cain, cair, calc, canc, cane, cant, care, carl, carn, carr, cart, cate, ceca, ceil, celt, cent, cera, cern, cert, ceti, ciel, cine, cira, circ, cire, cirl, cite, clan, clar, clat, clin, clit, cran, cric, crin, crit, ctrl, earl, earn, eccl, eila, eira, elan, encl, entr, eral, erat, eria, eric, erin, etat, 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, leir, lena, lent, lett, liar, lice, lien, lier, lina, line, lint, lira, lire, lite, nace, nael, nail, nala, nale, narc, nare, narr, natl, natr, neal, near, neat, neti, nice, nile, nirl, raca, race, raia, rail, rain, rait, rale, rana, rane, rant, rara, rare, rata, rate, real, rean, rear, rect, rein, reit, rent, rial, rice, riel, rier, rile, rine, rita, rite, ritt, rtlt, taal, taar, tace, tact, tael, taen, tail, tain, tait, tala, talc, tale, tali, tana, tane, tara, tare, tari, tarn, tarr, tart, tate, teal, tean, tear, teat, teca, teil, tela, teli, telt, tent, tera, tern, terr, tiar, tice, tien, tier, tile, tilt, tinc, tine, tint, tire, tirl, tirr, tite, trac, trat, tret, trie, trin, trit, trna
3 Letter Words for Recalcitrant
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, att, cai, cal, can, car, cat, cel, cen, cer, cia, cie, cir, cit, cli, clr, crc, crl, crt, cte, ctn, ctr, ean, ear, eat, ecc, ect, eir, ela, eli, elt, enc, enl, era, ern, err, ert, eta, etc, iaa, ice, ile, inc, int, ira, ire, ita, laa, lac, lai, lan, lar, lat, lca, lea, lei, ler, let, lie, lin, lir, lit, lnr, ltr, naa, nae, nar, nat, nea, nei, net, nie, nil, nit, rai, ran, rat, rct, rea, rec, rei, rel, ria, rie, rin, rit, rle, rna, rte, rti, taa, tai, tal, tan, tar, tat, tea, tec, tel, ten, ter, tet, tic, tie, til, tin, tit, tlc, tln, tlr, tnt, tra, tri, trt
Definitions for Recalcitrant
[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 Recalcitrant
wayward, obstinate, fractious, rebellious, unruly, contrary, contumacious, defiant, indomitable, insubordinate, intractable, opposing, radical, refractory, resistant, stubborn, undisciplined, ungovernable, unmanageable, untoward
Words nearby Recalcitrant
rec, rec room, rec., rec. sec., recalcification, recalcitrant, recalcitrate, recalculate, recalesce, recalescence, recall
Origin of Recalcitrant
1835–45; < 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 Recalcitrant
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 Recalcitrant
C19: via French from Latin recalcitrāre , from re- + calcitrāre to kick, from calx heel
Synonyms for Recalcitrant
fractious, obstinate, rebellious, unruly, wayward, contrary, contumacious, defiant, indomitable, insubmissive, insubordinate, intractable, opposing, radical, refractory, resistant, resisting, stubborn, undisciplinable, undisciplined, ungovernable, unmanageable, untoward, unwilling, wild, willful, withstanding