Opposite of willing to please others or to accept what they do or say without protest
“She refuses to learn her place, is defiant to the Queen and gives herself airs of being the grand lady!”
Opposite of tolerant of deviation
Opposite of friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to
Opposite of willing to assist or give aid
“She was as unobliging as they come, refusing to get up for an elderly woman standing tired on her old legs.”
Opposite of having an easy-going mood or temperament
“Jim has an anxious personality and persistently worries about trivial things.”
Opposite of accepting or allowing what happens or what others do, without active response or resistance
Opposite of well-meaning and kindly in nature
Opposite of willing or prone to give way to the influence of others
“We must be intransigent in our stance against any form of discrimination.”
Opposite of respectful and considerate in nature
Opposite of willing to help or be of assistance
Opposite of friendly or affable in nature
Opposite of accommodating or permissive in nature
“No surprise then that writers so often prove such a stubborn, contrary lot.”
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