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Adjectives (6)
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rebellious
adj. resisting control or authority; "temperamentally rebellious"; "a rebellious crew"
rebellious
adj. participating in organized resistance to a constituted government; "the rebelling confederacy"
disaffected, ill-affected, malcontent, rebellious
adj. discontented as toward authority
Fuzzynyms (56)
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defiant, noncompliant
adj. boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; "brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude"
intractable
adj. not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal"
incorrigible
adj. impervious to correction by punishment
indocile, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unruly
adj. of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly"
contrary, obstinate, perverse, wayward
adj. resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"
recalcitrant
adj. marked by stubborn resistance to authority; "the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators"
froward, headstrong, self-willed, willful, wilful
adj. habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
cussed, obdurate, obstinate, unrepentant
adj. stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
uncompromising, sturdy, inflexible
adj. not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty"
unservile, unsubmissive
adj. not servile or submissive
dogged, dour, persistent, pertinacious, tenacious, unyielding
adj. stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion"
refractory, recalcitrant
adj. not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne"; "stubborn rust stains"
disobedient
adj. not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children"
bullheaded, bullet-headed, pigheaded
adj. obstinate and stupid
insubordinate, resistant, resistive
adj. disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
unmanageable, difficult
adj. hard to control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation"
wild, untamed
adj. in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated; "wild geese"; "edible wild plants"
bold
adj. fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure"
dissentient, dissenting(a), dissident
adj. disagreeing, especially with a majority
loath, loth, reluctant
adj. unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom; "a reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake"
displeased
adj. not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure
disillusioned
adj. freed from illusion
bitter
adj. proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity; "a bitter struggle"; "bitter enemies"
Synonyms (19)
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disobedient, unruly
adj. unwilling to submit to authority; "unruly teenagers"
mutinous
adj. disposed to or in a state of mutiny; "the men became mutinous and insubordinate"
awol
adj. having deserted your post or station without leave
insurgent, seditious, subversive
adj. in opposition to a civil authority or government
mutinous
adj. consisting of or characterized by or inciting to mutiny; "mutinous acts"; "mutinous thoughts"; "a mutinous speech"
recreant, renegade
adj. having deserted a cause or principle; "some provinces had proved recreant"; "renegade supporters of the usurper"
faithless, traitorous, unfaithful, treasonable, treasonous
adj. having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor; "the faithless Benedict Arnold"; "a lying traitorous insurrectionist"
disgruntled, dissatisfied
adj. in a state of sulky dissatisfaction
resentful
adj. full of or marked by resentment or indignant ill will; "resentful at the way he was treated"; "a sullen resentful attitude"
restless
adj. ceaselessly in motion; "the restless sea"; "the restless wind"
Antonyms (3)
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loyal
adj. steadfast in allegiance or duty; "loyal subjects"; "loyal friends stood by him"
contented, content
adj. satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are; "a contented smile"
rebellious
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