Unruly synonyms
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Part of speech:
Opposing any kind of control; defiant
(Law) Offensive to good morals and public decency.
Intense or extreme, especially in emotion:
Not changing in response to argument or other influence; obstinate or intractable:
Impossible to control or govern:
Characteristic of a bawd; indecent or humorously coarse; lewd
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The definition of skittish is jumpy or easy to frighten.
Inclined to make trouble; unruly.
Not submissive to authority:
(Law) Willfully disobedient to the summons or orders of a court.
Determined to have one's own way; stubbornly and often recklessly willful.
Of, relating to, or done in preparation for the future:
The definition of impulsive is to act or speak forcefully or quickly without planning.
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Doing as one pleases; self-willed
(Now Rare) Moving with great force or violence; having great impetus; rushing; furious
Showing or resulting from a lack of sound advice or careful consideration; unwise
Characterized by too great haste or recklessness
Acting or done with a lack of care or caution; careless or irresponsible.
The definition of heedless is a person who is careless.
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Not tractable or to be drawn or guided by persuasion; not easily governed, managed, or directed; uncontrollable; incurable; violent; stubborn; obstinate.
Resistant to chemical decomposition; decomposing extremely slowly.
Determined to advance one's own personality or views
Resistant to heat; hard to melt or work
Mischievous, naughty, flirtatious, etc.
Not capable of being persuaded by entreaty; relentless:
The definition of restive is someone who feels nervous when criticized or controlled, or a person or animal that stubbornly refuses to move forward.
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Preventive of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable, particularly of water.
(Of a person) Stubborn; narrow-minded; inflexible.
Incapable of being changed; unalterable:
Impervious to correction by punishment or pain.
Not temperate or moderate, especially in rhetoric or tone; unrestrained:
Of, involving, or occurring during intoxication:
Contrary to the law; unlawful:
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Violent, destructive and cruel.
Lacking moral restraint; unrestrained.
Having the nature of or characteristic of a rowdy; rough, quarrelsome, etc.
Marked by quarreling.
mob-minded
Hard to wield, manage, handle, or deal with, as because of large size or weight, or awkward form
Having or showing a fixed, firm purpose; determined; resolved; unwavering
Not easily bent; stiff or rigid.
Full of force; powerful, vigorous, effective, cogent, etc.
Not giving in readily; persistent; stubborn
Extremely or irrationally stubborn and intractable.
Contrary to reason or rationality; senseless; unreasonable; absurd
Not determined by reason; capricious; arbitrary; irrational.
Vivacious; lively:
(Obsolete) Immodest.
Abandoned is defined as unconfined and unconcerned with social norms or restraints.
Given to or characterized by reckless waste; wildly extravagant:
The definition of truculent is rude speech or writing or a cruel person who likes to fight.
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The definition of stubborn is being determined not to obey or yield.
Stubbornly adhering to an attitude, opinion, or course of action; obdurate.
Being in, or causing, disturbance or unrest.
Having very strong opinions.
Extremely or irrationally stubborn; headstrong.
Incapable of being governed, restrained, or controlled.
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Alternative form of stiff-necked.
Careless; irresponsible
The definition of ornery is someone bad tempered or stubborn.
(Slang) Hard to cope with; difficult or troublesome:
rarin
Eye dialect spelling of raring.
chafing at the bit
Moving fast or recklessly
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Causing danger; ready to do harm or injury.
docile (antonym)
Ready to accept instruction or direction.
tractable (antonym)
(Mathematics) Sufficiently operationalizable or useful to allow a mathematical calculation to proceed toward a solution.
responsive (antonym)
Reacting easily or readily to suggestion or appeal
Noisy and lively; loud and exuberant
(Often of a person, or a horse, etc) Hard to manage, uncooperative, troublesome.
Not obedient; refusing or failing to obey; insubordinate; refractory
Of or suggestive of a wild animal; savage:
Stubbornly contrary and disobedient; obstinate.
Resistant to authority or discipline; recalcitrant.
Rising in revolt against a government or other established authority.
Turbulent and uncontrollable:
Noisy, boisterous, or unruly, esp. in resisting or opposing
The definition of rambunctious is disorderly and load and wild.
Raging; frenzied:
(--- Heraldry) Depicted thus in profile, with one forepaw raised above the other
Disorderly and boisterous.
Without restraint; disorderly; boisterous
Violent, raging, turbulent, etc.
Very loud; noisy:
Not subjected to discipline, control or correction; uncorrected
Not manageable; not readily submitting to handling or management; not easily restrained, governed, or directed; not controllable.
Reckless; extremely careless; acting with utter disregard for others; implies conduct that is beyond mere negligence. In criminal law, malicious or malevolent intent.
Based on little or no evidence
yielding (antonym)
Inclined to give way to pressure, argument, or influence; docile.
Improper; unseemly:
out-of-line
control (related)
A standard of comparison for checking or verifying the results of an experiment. In an experiment to test the effectiveness of a new drug, for example, one group of subjects (the control group) receives an inactive substance or placebo , while a comparison group receives the drug being tested.
uncooperative (related)
order (related)
A group of organisms ranking above a family and below a class.
peace (related)
Not submitting to discipline or control
resist (related)
Not submitting to discipline or control
Vigorous or energetic, especially in a rough or noisy way:
(Chiefly Brit.) Rambunctious, boisterous, unruly, etc.
obnoxious (related)
inconsiderate (related)
That cannot be repressed or restrained
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