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recalcitrance vs intractability

intractability vs recalcitrance

recalcitrance and intractability both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
recalcitrance Yes No No No
intractability Yes No No No
As nouns, intractability is a hypernym of recalcitrance; that is, intractability is a word with a broader meaning than recalcitrance:
  • recalcitrance: the trait of being unmanageable
  • intractability: the trait of being hard to influence or control
Other hypernyms of recalcitrance include intractableness.
recalcitrance (noun) intractability (noun)
the trait of being unmanageable the trait of being hard to influence or control
Difference between recalcitrance and intractability

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