rebellious :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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Verbs (0)

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (7)

contumacious

adj. resisting control or authority; "temperamentally rebellious"; "a rebellious crew"

mutinous

adj. disposed to or in a state of mutiny; "the men became mutinous and insubordinate"

malcontent, disaffected, ill-affected

adj. discontented as toward authority

rebel, rebelling

adj. participating in organized resistance to a constituted government; "the rebelling confederacy"

Fuzzynyms (105)

defiant

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

uncontrollable, unruly, indocile, ungovernable

adj. of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly"

contrary, unruly, wayward

adj. resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"

truculent, obstreperous, recalcitrant, unruly

adj. stubbornly defiant of authority or restraint: "an obstreperous almost mutinous crew"; "the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators"; "a truculent speech against the new government"

willful, wilful, froward, headstrong, self-willed

adj. habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition

obstinate, obdurate, perverse, unrepentant, cussed

adj. stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

inflexible, uncompromising

adj. not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty"

unservile, unsubmissive

adj. not servile or submissive

bulldog, tenacious, unyielding, dour, dogged, pertinacious

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"

bullet-headed, bullheaded, pigheaded

adj. obstinate and stupid

resistant, challenging, insubordinate, resistive

adj. disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority

unmanageable

adj. difficult to manage or 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"

dissident, dissentient, dissenting

adj. disagreeing, especially with a majority

reluctant, loath, loth

adj. unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom; "a reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake"; "unwilling to face facts"

defiant

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

uncontrollable, unruly, indocile, ungovernable

adj. of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly"

contrary, unruly, wayward

adj. resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"

truculent, obstreperous, recalcitrant, unruly

willful, wilful, froward, headstrong, self-willed

adj. habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition

obstinate, obdurate, perverse, unrepentant, cussed

adj. stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

inflexible, uncompromising

adj. not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty"

unservile, unsubmissive

adj. not servile or submissive

bulldog, tenacious, unyielding, dour, dogged, pertinacious

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"

bullet-headed, bullheaded, pigheaded

adj. obstinate and stupid

resistant, challenging, insubordinate, resistive

adj. disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority

unmanageable

adj. difficult to manage or 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"

displeased

adj. not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure

enlightened, disillusioned

adj. freed from illusion

bitter

adj. expressive of severe grief or regret; "shed bitter tears"

Synonyms (27)

unruly, disobedient

adj. unwilling to submit to authority; "unruly teenagers"

rebellious, mutinous

adj. disposed to or in a state of mutiny; "the men became mutinous and insubordinate"

rebellious, contumacious

adj. resisting control or authority; "temperamentally rebellious"; "a rebellious crew"

unruly, disobedient

adj. unwilling to submit to authority; "unruly teenagers"

disgruntled, dissatisfied

adj. in a state of sulky dissatisfaction

resentful, jaundiced

adj. showing or affected by prejudice or envy or distaste; "looked with a jaundiced eye on the growth of regimentation"; "takes a jaundiced view of societies and clubs"

restless, ungratified, unsatisfied

adj. worried and uneasy

awol

adj. having deserted your post or station without leave

insurgent, subversive, seditious

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"

renegade, recreant, treacherous, traitorous

adj. having deserted a cause or principle; "some provinces had proved recreant"; "renegade supporters of the usurper"

traitorous, treasonable, treasonous

adj. having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor; "the faithless Benedict Arnold"; "a lying traitorous insurrectionist"

Antonyms (3)

content, contented

adj. satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are; "a contented smile"

loyal

adj. steadfast in allegiance or duty; "loyal subjects"; "loyal friends stood by him"

rebellious

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