UNRULY


Meaning of UNRULY in English

adjective

1.

resistant to discipline or control

a stubborn unruly boy

Synonyms: fractious, indocile, indomitable, intractable, recalcitrant, uncontrollable, undisciplinable, undisciplined, ungovernable, unmanageable, untoward, wild; compare obstinate , turbulent 1

Related Word: contumacious, incorrigible, insubordinate, rebellious; contrary, froward, perverse, wayward; boisterous, obstreperous, rampageous; disorderly, raffish, rambunctious, rowdy, turbulent

Idioms: out of hand

Contrasted words: controlled, easy, mild, restrained; disciplined, governable, manageable; amenable, biddable, obedient; correct, proper

Antonyms: docile, tractable

2.

Synonyms: turbulent 1, boisterous, disorderly, raucous, rowdy, rowdydowdy, rowdyish, rumbustious, termagant, tumultuous

Related Word: hard, ruffianly, tough

3.

Synonyms: disobedient , naughty, obstreperous

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