Word of the Day

2024-06-20 recalcitrant

having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline.

similar

uncooperative

obstinately disobedient

intractable

unmanageable

ungovernable

2024-04-25 comport

FORMAL

conduct oneself; behave.

"articulate students who comported themselves well in television interviews"

similar

conduct oneself

acquit oneself

behave

act

perform

deport oneself

US

accord or agree with.

"our outdated rules did not comport with 21st-century realities"

2024-04-04 clandestine

kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.

similar

secret

covert

furtive

surreptitious

stealthy

cloak-and-dagger

hole-and-corner

hole-in-the-corner

closet

behind-the-scenes

backstairs

back-alley

under-the-table

hugger-mugger

concealed

hidden

private

sly

sneaky

underhand

undercover

underground

black

hush-hush

2024-03-28 vociferous

(especially of a person or speech) vehement or clamorous.

2024-03-19: reticent

Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily.