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Adjectives (11)

uncontrollable, unmanageable

adj. difficult to solve or alleviate; "uncontrollable pain"

irrepressible, uncontrollable

adj. impossible to repress or control; "an irrepressible chatterbox"; "uncontrollable laughter"

indocile, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unruly

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

uncontrollable, uncorrectable, unmanageable

adj. incapable of being controlled or managed; "uncontrollable children"; "an uncorrectable habit"

Fuzzynyms (98)

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"

uncontrollable, uncorrectable, unmanageable

adj. incapable of being controlled or managed; "uncontrollable children"; "an uncorrectable habit"

indocile, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unruly

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

recalcitrant

adj. marked by stubborn resistance to authority; "the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators"

wild, untamed

adj. in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated; "wild geese"; "edible wild plants"

unmanageable, difficult

adj. hard to control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation"

cussed, obdurate, obstinate, unrepentant

adj. stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

hardheaded, mulish

adj. unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack

obstreperous

adj. boisterously and noisily aggressive; "kept up an obstreperous clamor"

unrestrained

adj. not subject to restraint; "unrestrained laughter"

unrestricted

adj. not subject to or subjected to restriction

unrestricted

adj. free of restrictions on conduct; "I had unrestricted access"

open, forthright

adj. ready for business; "the stores are open"

indomitable, never-say-die, unsubduable

adj. impossible to subdue

audacious, brave, dauntless, fearless, hardy, intrepid, unfearing

adj. invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers"

indefatigable, tireless, unflagging, unwearying

adj. showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality; "an indefatigable advocate of equal rights"; "a tireless worker"; "unflagging pursuit of excellence"

irresistible

adj. overpoweringly attractive; "irresistible beauty"

free

adj. able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint; "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice"

boundless, unbounded, limitless

adj. seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent; "unbounded enthusiasm"; "children with boundless energy"; "a limitless supply of money"

direct

adj. moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth

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"

uncontrollable, uncorrectable, unmanageable

adj. incapable of being controlled or managed; "uncontrollable children"; "an uncorrectable habit"

uncontrollable, unmanageable

adj. difficult to solve or alleviate; "uncontrollable pain"

recalcitrant

adj. marked by stubborn resistance to authority; "the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators"

intractable

adj. not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal"

froward, headstrong, self-willed, willful, wilful

adj. habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition

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"

mutinous

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

rebellious

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

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

refractory, recalcitrant

adj. not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne"; "stubborn rust stains"

wild, untamed

adj. in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated; "wild geese"; "edible wild plants"

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"

indocile, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unruly

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

uncontrollable, unmanageable

adj. difficult to solve or alleviate; "uncontrollable pain"

recalcitrant

adj. marked by stubborn resistance to authority; "the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators"

refractory, recalcitrant

adj. not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne"; "stubborn rust stains"

Synonyms (23)

refractory, recalcitrant

adj. not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne"; "stubborn rust stains"

refractory, stubborn

adj. not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne"; "stubborn rust stains"

unmalleable

adj. difficult or impossible to shape or work

anarchic, anarchical, lawless

adj. without law or control; "the system is economically inefficient and politically anarchic"

loose

adj. (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player; "a loose ball"

lordless, masterless

adj. having no lord or master; "harsh punishments for sturdy vagabonds and masterless men"

rampant

adj. (of a plant) having a lush and unchecked growth; "a rampant growth of weeds"

runaway

adj. completely out of control; "runaway inflation"

torrential

adj. resembling a torrent in force and abundance; "torrential applause"; "torrential abuse"; "the torrential facility and fecundity characteristic of his style"- Winthrop Sargeant

undisciplined, ungoverned

adj. lacking in discipline or control; "undisciplined behavior"; "ungoverned youth"

unregulated

adj. without regulation or discipline; "an unregulated environment"

wild

adj. deviating widely from an intended course; "a wild bullet"; "he threw a wild pitch"

restive

adj. impatient especially under restriction or delay; "the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive"

uncheckable

adj. incapable of being checked or restrained

delinquent

adj. persistently bad; "school for delinquent boys"

unreformable, unregenerate

adj. unrepentant and incapable of being reformed; "an unregenerate criminal"

Antonyms (1)

manageable

adj. capable of being managed or controlled

uncontrollable

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