Synonyms for unruly
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uhn-roo-lee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈru li |
Top 10 synonyms for unruly Other synonyms for the word unruly
- assertive
- bawdy
- forward
- headstrong
- heedless
- impervious
- impetuous
- imprudent
- incorrigible
- inexorable
- insubordinate
- intemperate
- intractable
- mean
- mutinous
- obstreperous
- opinionated
- out of control
- out of line
- perverse
- rash
- refractory
- restive
- riotous
- rowdy
- turbulent
- uncontrollable
- ungovernable
- unmanageable
- unyielding
- violent
- wayward
- wild
- willful
Définition of unruly
Origin :- c.1400, from un- (1) "not" + obsolete ruly "amenable to rule." Related: Unruliness.
- adj disobedient
- "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
Antonyms for unruly
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