recalcitrants
Those who resist
Recalcitrants are people who stubbornly resist authority or control.
The term appears in political and institutional contexts for those who refuse to comply with rules or expectations: The new policy faced opposition from recalcitrants within the party.
The word carries a tone of official disapproval—it's what authorities call the uncooperative.
Political objectors
- rebelsArmed opposition fighters
- resistersThose who actively oppose
- oppositionistsThose who resist power
- defectorsThose abandoning allegiance
insurgents · nonconformists · agitators · refuseniks · holdouts · diehards · hardliners · obstructionists
Those causing problems deliberately
- delinquentsYoung criminals or troublemakers
- insubordinatesThose who defy superiors
- problem childrenYouths causing persistent difficulty
- wayward youthUndisciplined young person
juvenile offenders · incorrigibles · disobedient · willful · stubborn · headstrong · intractable · uncooperative
Those who refuse adherence
- resistersThose who actively oppose
- objectorsPeople who formally disagree
- dissentersOpponents of prevailing views
- shirkersThose who evade duties
malingerers · conscientious objectors · draft dodgers · scofflaws · violators · evaders · abstainers · boycotters
dissidents
Political objectors
- rebelsArmed opposition fighters
- resistersThose who actively oppose
- oppositionistsThose who resist power
defectors · insurgents · nonconformists · agitators · refuseniks · holdouts · diehards · hardliners · obstructionists · boycotters
troublemakers
Those causing problems deliberately
- delinquentsYoung criminals or troublemakers
- insubordinatesThose who defy superiors
- problem childrenYouths causing persistent difficulty
wayward youth · juvenile offenders · incorrigibles · disobedient · willful · stubborn · headstrong · intractable · uncooperative · contumacious
noncompliers
Those who refuse adherence
- resistersThose who actively oppose
- objectorsPeople who formally disagree
- dissentersOpponents of prevailing views
shirkers · malingerers · conscientious objectors · draft dodgers · scofflaws · violators · evaders · abstainers · boycotters · strikers
recalcitrantsconformists
Those obeying social norms
yes-men · submissives · followers · loyalists · bootlickers
recalcitrantscooperators
Those who work jointly
team players · collaborators · willing participants · enthusiasts · volunteers
recalcitrantscooperators
Those who work jointly
collaborators · accommodators · pushovers · doormats · easy marks