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