adj. Function: adjective
1 resistant to discipline or control FF1C; a stubborn unruly boy FF1E;
Synonyms: fractious, indocile, indomitable, intractable, recalcitrant, uncontrollable, undisciplinable, undisciplined, ungovernable, unmanageable, untoward, wild; compare OBSTINATE , TURBULENT 1
Related Words: 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
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Synonyms: TURBULENT 1, boisterous, disorderly, raucous, rowdy, rowdydowdy, rowdyish, rumbustious, termagant, tumultuous
Related Words: hard, ruffianly, tough
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Synonyms: DISOBEDIENT , naughty, obstreperous