Antonyms for unruly

Grammar : Adj

Spell : uhn-roo-lee

Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈru li

Definition of unruly

Origin : c.1400, from un- (1) "not" + obsolete ruly "amenable to rule." Related: Unruliness.

adj disobedient

Example sentences :

"Your lists, unruly one," said the teacher—one of Napoleon's chief persecutors.
Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa

I am so pleased, so happy, that I am as unruly as a child, and as easily managed.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

The doctor took off his hat, and pushed back his thick, unruly hair.
Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown

"You want a flogging, that's what you do;" said a parent to his unruly son.
Extract from : « The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; » by Various

To her the idea of associating with a wild, and unruly character like this was insupportable.
Extract from : « Arthur O'Leary » by Charles James Lever

They had been impatient and enduring, turbulent and devoted, unruly and faithful.
Extract from : « The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" » by Joseph Conrad

It was bad for the children; they got unruly; and yesterday he actually had to give Gustav a thrashing.
Extract from : « Falk » by Joseph Conrad

He was the most unruly customer I've had in the twenty months I've been here.
Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864 » by Various

The lack of soldiers among them intensified the unruly spirit in the Winnebagoes.
Extract from : « Old Fort Snelling » by Marcus L. Hansen

Some unruly spirit was about who chased slumber from everybody's eyes.
Extract from : « A Hungarian Nabob » by Maurus Jkai

Synonyms for unruly

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