rebellious

[ ri-bel-yuhs ]

/ rɪˈbɛl yəs /

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adjective

defying or resisting some established authority, government, or tradition; insubordinate; inclined to rebel.

pertaining to or characteristic of rebels or rebellion.

(of things) resisting treatment; refractory.

Origin of rebellious

1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin rebelliōsus, equivalent to Latin rebelli(ō) rebellion + -ōsus -ous

SYNONYMS FOR rebellious

1 defiant, insurgent, mutinous, seditious, rebel, refractory, disobedient, contumacious.

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OTHER WORDS FROM rebellious

re·bel·lious·ly, adverb re·bel·lious·ness, noun half-re·bel·lious, adjective half-re·bel·lious·ly, adverb

half-re·bel·lious·ness, noun non·re·bel·lious, adjective non·re·bel·lious·ly, adverb non·re·bel·lious·ness, noun qua·si-re·bel·lious, adjective qua·si-re·bel·lious·ly, adverb sem·i·re·bel·lious, adjective sem·i·re·bel·lious·ly, adverb sem·i·re·bel·lious·ness, noun un·re·bel·lious, adjective un·re·bel·lious·ly, adverb un·re·bel·lious·ness, noun

Words nearby rebellious

rebekah, rebel, rebel yell, rebeldom, rebellion, rebellious, rebellow, rebid, rebiddable, rebirth, rebirthing

Example sentences from the Web for rebellious

Fenner says he saw a 12-year-old boy isolated from his parents for weeks because he was being “rebellious.”

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But now everything was a good pretext to vent the rebellious mood.

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“In high school, I was considered the most rebellious girl,” Perl says.

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In the first chapter, rebellious Holly Sykes runs away from home and headlong into the melancholy perils of first love.

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So instead of having rebellious teens, I had my rebellious 20s.

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I'm just as rebellious as I was when I discovered my first gray hair.

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I found it exceedingly difficult to subdue her agitation and silence her rebellious limb, but I did finally succeed.

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She was sulky and rebellious when told to return to her seat.

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As she passed Miss Sophronia's door, Margaret fancied she heard a call; but she was not sure, and for once she was rebellious.

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And so the dear little innocent suffers continually for my rebellious spirit prior to his birth.

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British Dictionary definitions for rebellious

rebellious

/ (rɪˈbɛljəs) /

adjective

showing a tendency towards rebellion

(of a problem, etc) difficult to overcome; refractory

Derived forms of rebellious

rebelliously, adverb rebelliousness, noun

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