'Renitent' definitions:
Definition of 'Renitent'
From: GCIDE
- Renitent \Re*ni"tent\ (-tent), a. [L. renitens, -entis, p. pr. of renit to strive or struggle against, resist; pref. re- re- + niti to struggle or strive: cf. F. r['e]nitent.]
- 1. Resisting pressure or the effect of it; acting against impulse by elastic force. "[Muscles] soft and yet renitent." --Ray. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Persistently opposed. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'renitent'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- antagonistic,
- antipathetic,
- apathetic,
- backward,
- balking,
- balky,
- breakaway,
- clashing,
- complaining,
- conflicting,
- contradicting,
- contradictory,
- counteractant,
- counteracting,
- counteractive,
- countervailing,
- counterworking,
- cranky,
- crotchety,
- dilatory,
- disputatious,
- disputing,
- dissentient,
- dissenting,
- dissident,
- firm,
- fractious,
- grudging,
- hostile,
- indifferent,
- inimical,
- laggard,
- loath,
- nonconformist,
- noncooperative,
- objecting,
- obstructive,
- on the barricades,
- opposing,
- oppositional,
- oppugnant,
- perfunctory,
- perverse,
- pokerlike,
- proof against,
- protesting,
- ramrodlike,
- reactionary,
- rebellious,
- recalcitrant,
- refractory,
- reluctant,
- repellent,
- repugnant,
- resistant,
- resisting,
- resistive,
- restive,
- retardant,
- retardative,
- revolutionary,
- rigid,
- rodlike,
- slow,
- slow to,
- starched,
- starchy,
- stiff,
- stiff as buckram,
- taut,
- tense,
- tight,
- uncooperative,
- unenthusiastic,
- unrelaxed,
- unsubmissive,
- unyielding,
- unzealous,
- up in arms,
- virgate,
- withstanding