fight back vs recalcitrate

fight back and recalcitrate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fight back	No	No	Yes	No
recalcitrate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, recalcitrate is a hyponym of fight back; that is, recalcitrate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fight back:

fight back: fight against or resist strongly
recalcitrate: show strong objection or repugnance; manifest vigorous opposition or resistance; be obstinately disobedient

Other hyponyms of fight back include fend, resist, stand, hold out, resist, stand firm, withstand, drive back, fight off, rebuff, repel, repulse.

fight back (verb)	recalcitrate (verb)
fight against or resist strongly	show strong objection or repugnance; manifest vigorous opposition or resistance; be obstinately disobedient
defend oneself

fight back vs recalcitrate

fight back and recalcitrate both are verbs.

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