Antonyms of adj conformable

3 senses of conformable

Sense 1
conformable -- (quick to comply; "I have been to you a true and humble wife, at all times to your will conformable"-Shakespeare)

INDIRECT (VIA obedient) -> disobedient -- (not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children")

Sense 2
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 3
accordant, agreeable, conformable, consonant, concordant -- (in keeping; "salaries agreeable with current trends"; "plans conformable with your wishes"; "expressed views concordant with his background")

INDIRECT (VIA consistent) -> inconsistent -- (displaying a lack of consistency; "inconsistent statements cannot both be true at the same time"; "inconsistent with the roadmap")

Similarity of adj conformable

3 senses of conformable

Sense 1
conformable -- (quick to comply; "I have been to you a true and humble wife, at all times to your will conformable"-Shakespeare)
       => obedient (vs. disobedient) -- (dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke)

Sense 2
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 3
accordant, agreeable, conformable, consonant, concordant -- (in keeping; "salaries agreeable with current trends"; "plans conformable with your wishes"; "expressed views concordant with his background")
       => consistent (vs. inconsistent) -- ((sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable; "testimony consistent with the known facts"; "I have decided that the course of conduct which I am following is consistent with my sense of responsibility as president in time of war"- FDR)

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