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- Dictionaryunruly/ʌnˈruːli/
adjective
- 1. disorderly and disruptive and not amenable to discipline or control: "a group of unruly children"
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Find 159 words that mean unruly, such as rebellious, stubborn, or anarchical, and their opposites, such as docile, obedient, or submissive. Learn how to use unruly and its synonyms in different contexts and see examples of each word.
- Some common synonyms of unruly are headstrong, intractable, recalcitrant, refractory, ungovernable, and willful. While all these words mean "not su...
- While the synonyms headstrong and unruly are close in meaning, headstrong suggests self-will impatient of restraint, advice, or suggestion. // a he...
- The meanings of intractable and unruly largely overlap; however, intractable suggests stubborn resistance to guidance or control. // intractable op...
- While in some cases nearly identical to unruly, recalcitrant suggests determined resistance to or defiance of authority. // acts of sabotage by a r...
- The words refractory and unruly are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, refractory stresses resistance to attempts to manage or to mol...
- The words ungovernable and unruly can be used in similar contexts, but ungovernable implies either an escape from control or guidance or a state of...
- In some situations, the words willful and unruly are roughly equivalent. However, willful implies an obstinate determination to have one's own way....
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