Thesaurus:perverse

Thesaurus

perverse

English

Adjective

Sense: obstinate in the wrong

Synonyms

• contrary    [⇒ thesaurus]
• cross
• froward
• intractable
• petulant
• stubborn
• ungovernable
• untoward
• vexatious
• vexing
• wayward

Antonyms

• tractable
• amenable

Hypernyms

• obstinate    [⇒ thesaurus]
• quarrelsome    [⇒ thesaurus]

Various

• bite off one's nose to spite one's face

Further reading

• “606. obstinacy” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “perverse” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.