RECUSANT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct
   Synonym(s)
   • nonconformist (what does nonconformist mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) recusant is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • dissenter (what does dissenter mean?)
   • dissident (what does dissident mean?)
   • protester (what does protester mean?)
   • objector (what does objector mean?)
   • contestant (what does contestant mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • conformist (what does conformist mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • beatnik (what does beatnik mean?)
   • beat (what does beat mean?)
   • bohemian (what does bohemian mean?)
   • enfant terrible (what does enfant terrible mean?)
   • heretic (what does heretic mean?)
   • maverick (what does maverick mean?)
   • rebel (what does rebel mean?)

RECUSANT as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • refusing to submit to authority
   Usage Example(s)
   • the recusant electors…cooperated in electing a new Senate- Mary W.Williams
   Similar To
   • disobedient (what does disobedient mean?)
2. Meaning
   • (of Catholics formerly) refusing to attend services of the Church of England
   Synonym(s)
   • dissentient (what does dissentient mean?)
   Similar To
   • unorthodox (what does unorthodox mean?)