unbiddable
Refuses all commands
Unbiddable describes someone who refuses to do as they're told—stubborn, willful, not easily controlled.
The word appears most often in British English, applied to children, horses, or anyone who won't follow instructions: The pony proved unbiddable and had to be sold.
In bridge, an unbiddable hand lacks the strength or distribution to make a bid.
Defying rightful authority
- disobedientRefusing to follow orders
- noncompliantFailing to conform
- recalcitrantStubbornly resistant to control
- contumaciousStubbornly rebellious toward authority
refractory · resistant · oppositional · contrary · uncooperative · intractable · mutinous · fractious
Impossible to control
- unrulyDifficult to control
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
- untamedNot domesticated
- ungovernableImpossible to control
uncontrollable · chaotic · erratic · undisciplined · unconstrained · disorderly · lawless · out-of-control
Firmly refusing to yield
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
- mulishStubbornly refusing to yield
- bullheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- pigheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
obdurate · unyielding · inflexible · intransigent · adamant · immovable · self-willed · dogged
Self-directed and free
- self-willedStubbornly determined to choose
- freethinkingIntellectually independent reasoning
- nonconformistRejects prevailing social standards
- maverickIndependent-minded rule-breaker
self-directed · individualistic · unconventional · free-spirited · self-determining · unorthodox · strong-willed · self-reliant
insubordinate
Defying rightful authority
- disobedientRefusing to follow orders
- noncompliantFailing to conform
- recalcitrantStubbornly resistant to control
contumacious · refractory · resistant · oppositional · contrary · uncooperative · intractable · mutinous · fractious · indocile
unmanageable
Impossible to control
ungovernable · uncontrollable · chaotic · erratic · undisciplined · unconstrained · disorderly · lawless · out-of-control · impossible
obstinate
Firmly refusing to yield
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
- mulishStubbornly refusing to yield
- bullheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
pigheaded · obdurate · unyielding · inflexible · intransigent · adamant · immovable · self-willed · dogged · pertinacious
autonomous
Self-directed and free
- self-willedStubbornly determined to choose
- freethinkingIntellectually independent reasoning
- nonconformistRejects prevailing social standards
maverick · self-directed · individualistic · unconventional · free-spirited · self-determining · unorthodox · strong-willed · self-reliant · iconoclastic