📖 Definitions of "Balky"
adjective
- 1
Refusing to proceed or cooperate.
"a balky horse"
🔄 Synonyms of "Balky"
2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| intractable | Difficult to deal with, solve, or manage. (of a problem) |
| balkingnoun | That balks. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Balky"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| balking | That balks. |
| intractable | Difficult to deal with, solve, or manage. (of a problem) |
| belligerentnoun | A state or other armed participant in warfare |
| unbudging | Refusing to budge. |
| restive | Impatient under delay, duress, or control. |
| uncooperative | Not cooperative. |
| unbalked | Not balked. |
| uncooperatingverb | Not cooperating; uncooperative. |
| reluctant | Not wanting to take some action; unwilling to do something. |
| refractory | Obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something. |
| recalcitrant | Marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey authority. |
| hostile | Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure. |
| nonaccommodatingverb | Unaccommodating. |
| unaccommodating | Not accommodating. |
| uncompliable | unwilling to comply |
| noncooperating | Not cooperating. |
| incompliant | Not compliant. |
| noncompliant | (technical) Not complying with certain rules or regulations. |
| unprogressing | Not making progress. |
| difficult | Hard, not easy, requiring much effort. |
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