Synonyms & related words for recalcitrate

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of recalcitrate. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to recalcitrate

Explore words related to recalcitrate — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include reluctate, recalcitration, fight, fightingly, fightable, foughten, oppugnancy, refight. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does recalcitrate come from?

The word recalcitrate breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: re-, from Latin re (“back”); calcitr, from Latin calx (“heel”); and -ate, from Latin atus (“to do (verb)”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.