1. (adj)furnace lining, refractory lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace Synonyms: refractory, furnace lining Antonyms: obedient, tractable, manipulable, responsive
3. (adj)refractory temporarily unresponsive or not fully responsive to nervous or sexual stimuli Synonyms: recalcitrant, fractious, stubborn Antonyms: tractable, responsive, obedient, manipulable
1. refractory The headstrong person is not to be stopped in his own course of action, while the obstinate and stubborn is not to be driven to another's way. The headstrong act; the obstinate and stubbor Synonyms: obstinate, contumacious, headstrong, mulish, resolute, decided, heady, obdurate, resolved, determined, immovable, opinionated, stubborn, dogged, indomitable, persistent, unconquerable, firm, inflexible, pertinacious, unflinching, fixed, intractable, refractory, unyielding Antonyms: amenable, dutiful, pliable, tractable, complaisant, gentle, pliant, undecided, compliant, irresolute, submissive, wavering, docile, obedient, teachable, yielding
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