rebellious

Meaning

Showing rebellion.

Synonyms

mutinous
disobedient
31k
insurgent
36k
seditious
insubordinate
36k
obstinate
C2
rebel
C1
contumacious
disaffected
insurrectionary
insurrectional
stubborn
B2
refractory
unruly
23k
wild
B1
perverse
C2
contrary
B2
ungovernable
ill-affected
calamities
49k
malcontent
revolting
C2
disobey
C2
riotous
rogue
C1
selfish
B2
self-willed
treasonable
undisciplined
34k
undutiful
unsubdued
unyielding
40k
wayward
C2
wilful
40k
rising up

disobedient person

be disloyal

difiant

plotting against

difficult to treat

re fractory

be disaffected

anarch

be mutinous

defiant
C2
disobeyed
C2
forward
A2
fractious
headstrong
24k
iconoclast
Translations

rebelle
rebelde
rebellisch
rebelde
opstandig
oproerig
rebel

ανταρτικός

weerspannig
aufständisch
aufsässig
rebels
ribelle
rebellis
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹəˈbɛliəs/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
rebellious
In summary

From Middle English rebellious; equivalent to rebel + -ious.

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