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obstreperous
ob·strep·er·ous O0016000 (ŏb-strĕp′ər-əs, əb-)adj. Noisily unruly or defiant: The restaurant owner ejected the obstreperous customer.
[From Latin obstreperus, noisy, from obstrepere, to make a noise against : ob-, against; see ob- + strepere, to make a noise (of imitative origin).]
ob·strep′er·ous·ly adv.ob·strep′er·ous·ness n.obstreperous (əbˈstrɛpərəs) adjnoisy or rough, esp in resisting restraint or control. Also (dialect, jocular): obstropalous or obstropulous [C16: from Latin, from obstrepere, from ob- against + strepere to roar] obˈstreperously adv obˈstreperousness nob•strep•er•ous (əbˈstrɛp ər əs)
adj. 1. resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly. 2. noisy, clamorous, or boisterous: obstreperous children. [1590–1600; < Latin obstreperus clamorous akin to obstrepere to make a noise at (ob- ob- + strepere to rattle)] ob•strep′er•ous•ly, adv. ob•strep′er•ous•ness, n. obstreperous - Meaning "clamorous, noisy" and "argumentative," it is from Latin ob-, "against," and strepere, "to make a noise."See also related terms for noisy.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | obstreperous - noisily and stubbornly defiant; "obstreperous boys"defiant, noncompliant - boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; "brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude" | | 2. | obstreperous - boisterously and noisily aggressive; "kept up an obstreperous clamor"aggressive - having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends; "an aggressive businessman"; "an aggressive basketball player"; "he was aggressive and imperious; positive in his convictions"; "aggressive drivers" |
obstreperousadjective unruly, disorderly, wild, rough, loud, noisy, out of control, turbulent, rampaging, out of hand, wayward, rowdy, raucous, uncontrollable, uncontrolled, boisterous, wilful, lawless, vociferous, fractious, riotous, tempestuous, unmanageable, undisciplined, stroppy (Brit. slang), rip-roaring (informal), mutinous, ungovernable, uproarious, clamorous, rambunctious (informal), rackety, insubordinate, roistering, roisterous an awkward and obstreperous customer
controlled, quiet, calm, disciplined, gentle, peaceful, orderly, placid, docileobstreperousadjective1. Not submitting to discipline or control:disorderly, fractious, indocile, intractable, lawless, obstinate, recalcitrant, refractory, uncontrollable, undisciplined, ungovernable, unmanageable, unruly, untoward, wild.Idiom: out of line.2. Offensively loud and insistent:blatant, boisterous, clamorous, strident, vociferous.Informal: loudmouthed.Translations
obstreperous
Synonyms for obstreperousadj unrulySynonyms- unruly
- disorderly
- wild
- rough
- loud
- noisy
- out of control
- turbulent
- rampaging
- out of hand
- wayward
- rowdy
- raucous
- uncontrollable
- uncontrolled
- boisterous
- wilful
- lawless
- vociferous
- fractious
- riotous
- tempestuous
- unmanageable
- undisciplined
- stroppy
- rip-roaring
- mutinous
- ungovernable
- uproarious
- clamorous
- rambunctious
- rackety
- insubordinate
- roistering
- roisterous
Antonyms- controlled
- quiet
- calm
- disciplined
- gentle
- peaceful
- orderly
- placid
- docile
Synonyms for obstreperousadj not submitting to discipline or controlSynonyms- disorderly
- fractious
- indocile
- intractable
- lawless
- obstinate
- recalcitrant
- refractory
- uncontrollable
- undisciplined
- ungovernable
- unmanageable
- unruly
- untoward
- wild
adj offensively loud and insistentSynonyms- blatant
- boisterous
- clamorous
- strident
- vociferous
- loudmouthed
Words related to obstreperousadj noisily and stubbornly defiantRelated Wordsadj boisterously and noisily aggressiveRelated Words |