1. ungovernable Perverse (L. perversus, turned the wrong way) signifies wilfully wrong or erring, unreasonably set against right, reason, or authority. The stubborn or obstinate person will not do what anoth Synonyms: perverse, contrary, froward, petulant, untoward, factious, intractable, stubborn, wayward, fractious, obstinate, ungovernable, wilful Antonyms: accommodating, complaisant, genial, kind, amenable, compliant, governable, obliging