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Antonyms of adj amenable

4 senses of amenable

Sense 1
amenable, conformable -- (disposed or willing to comply; "someone amenable to persuasion")

INDIRECT (VIA compliant) -> defiant, noncompliant -- (boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; "brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude")

Sense 2
amenable, tractable -- (readily reacting to suggestions and influences; "a responsive student")

INDIRECT (VIA susceptible) -> unsusceptible, insusceptible -- (not susceptible to)

Sense 3
amenable -- (open to being acted upon in a certain way; "an amenable hospitalization should not result in untimely death"; "the tumor was not amenable to surgical treatment")

INDIRECT (VIA susceptible) -> unsusceptible, insusceptible -- (not susceptible to)

Sense 4
amenable -- (liable to answer to a higher authority; "the president is amenable to the constitutional court")

INDIRECT (VIA responsible) -> irresponsible -- (showing lack of care for consequences; "behaved like an irresponsible idiot"; "hasty and irresponsible action")

Similarity of adj amenable

4 senses of amenable

Sense 1
amenable, conformable -- (disposed or willing to comply; "someone amenable to persuasion")
       => compliant (vs. defiant) -- (disposed or willing to comply; "children compliant with the parental will")

Sense 2
amenable, tractable -- (readily reacting to suggestions and influences; "a responsive student")
       => susceptible (vs. unsusceptible) -- ((often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of; "susceptible to colds"; "susceptible of proof")

Sense 3
amenable -- (open to being acted upon in a certain way; "an amenable hospitalization should not result in untimely death"; "the tumor was not amenable to surgical treatment")
       => susceptible (vs. unsusceptible) -- ((often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of; "susceptible to colds"; "susceptible of proof")

Sense 4
amenable -- (liable to answer to a higher authority; "the president is amenable to the constitutional court")
       => responsible (vs. irresponsible) -- (worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable; "a responsible adult"; "responsible journalism"; "a responsible position"; "the captain is responsible for the ship's safety"; "the cabinet is responsible to the parliament")


thesaurus -Overview of thesaurus adj -Antonyms -Synonyms (ordered by estimated frequency) -Familiarity & Polysemy Count -List of Compound Words -Overview of Senses	Antonyms of adj amenable 4 senses of amenable Sense 1 amenable, conformable -- (disposed or willing to comply; "someone amenable to persuasion") INDIRECT (VIA compliant) -> defiant, noncompliant -- (boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; "brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude") Sense 2 amenable, tractable -- (readily reacting to suggestions and influences; "a responsive student") INDIRECT (VIA susceptible) -> unsusceptible, insusceptible -- (not susceptible to) Sense 3 amenable -- (open to being acted upon in a certain way; "an amenable hospitalization should not result in untimely death"; "the tumor was not amenable to surgical treatment") INDIRECT (VIA susceptible) -> unsusceptible, insusceptible -- (not susceptible to) Sense 4 amenable -- (liable to answer to a higher authority; "the president is amenable to the constitutional court") INDIRECT (VIA responsible) -> irresponsible -- (showing lack of care for consequences; "behaved like an irresponsible idiot"; "hasty and irresponsible action") Similarity of adj amenable 4 senses of amenable Sense 1 amenable, conformable -- (disposed or willing to comply; "someone amenable to persuasion") => compliant (vs. defiant) -- (disposed or willing to comply; "children compliant with the parental will") Sense 2 amenable, tractable -- (readily reacting to suggestions and influences; "a responsive student") => susceptible (vs. unsusceptible) -- ((often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of; "susceptible to colds"; "susceptible of proof") Sense 3 amenable -- (open to being acted upon in a certain way; "an amenable hospitalization should not result in untimely death"; "the tumor was not amenable to surgical treatment") => susceptible (vs. unsusceptible) -- ((often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of; "susceptible to colds"; "susceptible of proof") Sense 4 amenable -- (liable to answer to a higher authority; "the president is amenable to the constitutional court") => responsible (vs. irresponsible) -- (worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable; "a responsible adult"; "responsible journalism"; "a responsible position"; "the captain is responsible for the ship's safety"; "the cabinet is responsible to the parliament")
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