resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory.

hard to deal with, manage, or operate.

a recalcitrant person.

adjective

amenable , obedient , passive

adjective

contrary , contumacious , defiant , fractious , indomitable , insubmissive , insubordinate , intractable , obstinate , opposing , radical , rebellious , refractory , resistant , resisting , stubborn , undisciplinable , undisciplined , ungovernable , unmanageable , unruly , untoward , unwilling , wayward , wild , willful , withstanding , disorderly , indocile , lawless , obstreperous , uncontrollable , disobedient , headstrong