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rebellious

re·bel·lious

rebellious

 
 
pronunciation:
rih bel ys
features:
Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: unwilling to accept one's situation or submit to the will of others.
The others tolerated the injustices, but she was rebellious.
synonyms:
insurgent, rebel
antonyms:
patient, resigned, submissive, tolerant
similar words:
lawless, mutinous, revolting, revolutionary, riotous, seditious, subversive, traitorous, treasonable
definition 2: resisting what is conventional or restrictive.
antonyms:
conventional
similar words:
antisocial, bohemian, contumacious, defiant, insubordinate, lawless, rebel, recalcitrant, resistant, resistive, unconventional
definition 3: unruly; unmanageable.
synonyms:
unmanageable, unruly
similar words:
contumacious, defiant, disobedient, incorrigible, obstreperous, recalcitrant, refractory, riotous, uncontrollable, undisciplined, wayward, wild
definition 4: of or characteristic of a rebellion or rebels.
rebellious forces
similar words:
rebel
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derivations: rebelliously (adv.), rebelliousness (n.)
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