" froward "

1: engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior;

  * e.g., " ... their froward pranks are not appropriate in the workplace "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bad,

•  contrary,

•  errant,

•  misbehaving,

•  mischievous,

•  naughty

•  Antonyms : 

•  behaved,

•  behaving,

•  nice,

•  orderly

2: given to resisting authority or another's control;

  * e.g., " ... froward students sent to the office for chronic disciplinary problems "

•  Synonyms : 

•  balky,

•  contrary,

•  contumacious,

•  defiant,

•  disobedient,

•  incompliant,

•  insubordinate,

•  intractable,

•  obstreperous,

•  rebel,

•  rebellious,

•  recalcitrant,

•  recusant,

•  refractory,

•  restive,

•  ungovernable,

•  unruly,

•  untoward,

•  wayward,

•  willful

•  Antonyms : 

•  amenable,

•  biddable,

•  compliant,

•  conformable,

•  docile,

•  obedient,

•  ruly,

•  submissive,

•  tractable

3: given to resisting control or discipline by others;

  * e.g., " ... acting like a froward preschooler is not going to get you what you want "

•  Synonyms : 

•  headstrong,

•  incontrollable,

•  intractable,

•  recalcitrant,

•  refractory,

•  uncontrollable,

•  ungovernable,

•  unmanageable,

•  unruly,

•  untoward,

•  wayward,

•  willful

•  Antonyms : 

•  controllable,

•  governable,

•  manageable,

•  tractable