recusant
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- conformist antonym
- nonconformism derivation
- recusant derivation
- recusant derivation
Sense 2 adjective
(of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of England
Related & opposite
- recusancy derivation
- recusant derivation
- unorthodox similar to
Sense 3 adjective
refusing to submit to authority
the recusant electors...cooperated in electing a new Senate
Related & opposite
- recusancy derivation
- recusant derivation
- recuse derivation
- disobedient similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | conformist |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | nonconformism |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | recusant |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | recusant |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | protester |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | beatnik |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bohemian |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | enfant terrible |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | heretic |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | maverick |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | recusancy |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | recusant |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | unorthodox |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | recusancy |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | recusant |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | recuse |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | disobedient |