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Adjectives (5)
unmanageable
adj. difficult to manage or control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation"
uncontrollable
adj. difficult to solve or alleviate; "uncontrollable pain"
unwieldy
adj. difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape; "we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter"; "almost dropped the unwieldy parcel"
uncontrollable, uncorrectable
adj. incapable of being controlled or managed; "uncontrollable children"; "an uncorrectable habit"
Fuzzynyms (69)
wild, untamed
adj. in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated; "wild geese"; "edible wild plants"
uncontrollable, unmanageable
adj. difficult to solve or alleviate; "uncontrollable pain"
obstinate, obdurate, perverse, unrepentant, cussed
adj. stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
hardheaded, mulish
adj. unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack
obstreperous
adj. noisily and stubbornly defiant; "obstreperous boys"
refractory, recalcitrant
adj. not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne"; "stubborn rust stains"
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"
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"
disorderly
adj. undisciplined and unruly; "disorderly youths"; "disorderly conduct"
madcap, tearaway, brainish, hotheaded, impulsive, impetuous
adj. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic)
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"
uncontrollable, uncorrectable, unmanageable
adj. incapable of being controlled or managed; "uncontrollable children"; "an uncorrectable habit"
uncontrollable, unruly, indocile, ungovernable
adj. of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly"
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"
wild, untamed
adj. in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated; "wild geese"; "edible wild plants"
unmanageable
adj. difficult to manage or control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation"
obstinate, obdurate, perverse, unrepentant, cussed
adj. stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
hardheaded, mulish
adj. unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack
obstreperous
adj. noisily and stubbornly defiant; "obstreperous boys"
bulky
adj. of large size for its weight
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"
uncontrollable, unruly, indocile, ungovernable
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"
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"
refractory, recalcitrant
adj. not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne"; "stubborn rust stains"
Synonyms (12)
defiant
adj. boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; "brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude"
disobedient
adj. not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children"
intractable
adj. not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal"
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
delinquent
adj. persistently bad; "school for delinquent boys"
unregenerate, depraved, unreformable
adj. unrepentant and incapable of being reformed; "an unregenerate criminal"
Antonyms (4)
manageable
adj. capable of being managed or controlled
obedient
adj. 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
manageable, wieldy
adj. easy to handle or use or manage; "a large but wieldy book"
unmanageable
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