refractory
adjectiveStubbornly resistant to control or an attempted remedy.
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Stubbornly resistant to control or an attempted remedy.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsTo hold oneself back from doing something.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsTo renovate or improve the condition and appearance of something.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsAn argument or evidence showing that a claim is false or mistaken.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsTo demonstrate that a claim or argument is false.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsRoyal or impressively dignified.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsTo entertain or delight someone with stories or other pleasures.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsTo renew, restore, or develop again.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsA planned routine or systematic program of activity.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsTo help restore ability, condition, or standing after damage, difficulty, or a period of exclusion.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsThe process of restoring someone or something to a better condition or constructive role.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsRepayment of money someone has spent or lost.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsStrengthening or support; in learning, a consequence that increases the likelihood of a behavior.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsTo repeat something for emphasis or clarity.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsThe act of saying or presenting something again, usually for emphasis or clarity.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsTo restore freshness, energy, or a more youthful condition.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsTo assign someone or something to a lower or less prominent position.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsTo become less severe, resistant, or intense.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsContinuing without weakening or letting up.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsA useful or meaningful connection with the matter under consideration.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsDirectly connected with or useful to the matter being considered.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsTo give up possession, control, or a claim.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsHesitant or unwilling to do something.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsCapable of being corrected or improved.
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