rebellious
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
1Other words for rebellious
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
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How to use rebellious in a sentence
Duda says Kaestel was someone with a rebellious streak, bereft of support or guidance from any family.
He Robbed a Taco Joint With a Toy Water Gun for $264. He Got Life in Prison. | Kate Briquelet | May 31, 2021 | The Daily BeastThis opera star and famously rebellious romancer seduced numerous women and lived about as outlandishly as you could in the 17th century.
Their first single, “No More Dream,” was an ode to teen apathy, a rebellious rejection of Korean traditionalism.
“I am proud to have been part of a rebellious band of Tribune reporters who rallied our communities and local investors behind our conviction that our cities need a strong press,” she said.
Tribune shareholders vote to sell legendary chain of newspapers to a hedge fund | Elahe Izadi, Sarah Ellison | May 21, 2021 | Washington PostA lot of info I received when I was younger was not true, and I became very rebellious toward my family and my background.
Fenner says he saw a 12-year-old boy isolated from his parents for weeks because he was being “rebellious.”
But now everything was a good pretext to vent the rebellious mood.
“In high school, I was considered the most rebellious girl,” Perl says.
The Sisterhood of Bulletproof Stockings: It’s Ladies’ Night for Hasidic Rockers | Emily Shire | September 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the first chapter, rebellious Holly Sykes runs away from home and headlong into the melancholy perils of first love.
David Mitchell’s ‘The Bone Clocks’ Is Fun But Mostly Empty Calories | William O’Connor | September 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSo instead of having rebellious teens, I had my rebellious 20s.
'Saved by the Bell' Star Dustin Diamond Doesn't Want to Be a Jerk Anymore | Kevin Fallon | August 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMan's enthusiasm in praise of a fellow mortal, is soon damped by the original sin of his nature—rebellious pride!
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterThat thou shouldst make the kingdom to be divided, and out of Ephraim a rebellious kingdom to rule.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousHaving reduced Punch to a second agony of tears Harry departed upstairs with the news that Punch was still rebellious.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard KiplingThe rebellious brown hair was almost in the shade of my own dashing hat-brim.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydAs a natural consequence her repressed but still rebellious passions diffused their poison throughout her nature.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
British Dictionary definitions for rebellious
/ (rɪˈbɛljəs) /
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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