Rebellious Synonyms and Antonyms

rĭ-bĕlyəs
Apt to oppose authority
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. quarrelsome
  2. anarchistic
  3. iconoclastic
  4. individualistic
  5. radical
  6. pugnacious
  7. stubborn
  8. contemptuous
  9. insolent
  10. contumacious
  11. alienated
  12. scornful
  13. disaffected
  14. uncontrollable
  15. intractable
  16. disobedient
  17. unyielding
  18. recalcitrant
  19. feisty
  20. malcontent
  21. ill-affected
Antonyms:
  1. dutiful
  2. compliant
  3. deferential
  4. docile
  5. obedient
  6. submissive
  7. law-abiding
  8. tractable
  9. yielding
  10. manageable
  11. governable
Prone to or participating in a rebellion:
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. insubordinate

Words Related to Rebellious

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Rebellious Sentence Examples

  • I shouldn't blame my rebellious moods on other people.

  • He punished the rebellious clergy severely, and ruled the church with an absolute hand till his departure from England in 1218.

  • Many other rebellious tribes were subjected.

  • The primate Edmund Rich held them responsible for the tragic fate of the rebellious Richard Marshal.

  • There were five boys in their band – two of them a rebellious age of fifteen.

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