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unruly
un·ru·ly U0110900 (ŭn-ro͞o′lē)adj. un·ru·li·er, un·ru·li·est 1. Difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule: The substitute teacher faced unruly students in the classroom.2. Difficult to keep in place or in order: tried to comb his unruly hair; trimmed back the unruly bushes. [Middle English unreuli : un-, not; see un-1 + reuli, easy to govern (from reule, rule; see rule).] un·ru′li·ness n.unruly (ʌnˈruːlɪ) adj, -lier or -liestdisposed to disobedience or indiscipline unˈruliness, unˈruliment nun•ru•ly (ʌnˈru li) adj. -li•er, -li•est. not submissive or cooperative; ungovernable; unmanageable. [1350–1400; Middle English unruely=un- un-1 + ruly, ruely governable, controllable] un•ru′li•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | unruly - noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline; "a boisterous crowd"; "a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand"; "a robustious group of teenagers"; "beneath the rumbustious surface of his paintings is sympathy for the vulnerability of ordinary human beings"; "an unruly class"boisterous, rambunctious, robustious, rumbustiousdisorderly - undisciplined and unruly; "disorderly youths"; "disorderly conduct" | | 2. | unruly - unwilling to submit to authority; "unruly teenagers"disobedientinsubordinate - not submissive to authority; "a history of insubordinate behavior"; "insubordinate boys" | | 3. | unruly - of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly"indocile, ungovernable, uncontrollabledifficult, unmanageable - hard to control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation" |
unrulyadjective uncontrollable, wild, unmanageable, disorderly, turbulent, rebellious, wayward, rowdy, intractable, wilful, lawless, fractious, riotous, headstrong, mutinous, disobedient, ungovernable, refractory, obstreperous, insubordinate It's not good enough just to blame the unruly children. manageable, obedient, docile, orderly, amenable, tractable, biddable, governableunrulyadjectiveNot submitting to discipline or control:disorderly, fractious, indocile, intractable, lawless, obstinate, obstreperous, recalcitrant, refractory, uncontrollable, undisciplined, ungovernable, unmanageable, untoward, wild.Idiom: out of line.Translationsunruly (anˈruːli) adjective uncontrollable or disorderly. unruly teenagers/behaviour. 難控制的, 任性的 难控制的,任性的 unˈruliness noun 難控制 难控制unruly Related to unruly: undivulgedSynonyms for unrulyadj uncontrollableSynonyms- uncontrollable
- wild
- unmanageable
- disorderly
- turbulent
- rebellious
- wayward
- rowdy
- intractable
- wilful
- lawless
- fractious
- riotous
- headstrong
- mutinous
- disobedient
- ungovernable
- refractory
- obstreperous
- insubordinate
Antonyms- manageable
- obedient
- docile
- orderly
- amenable
- tractable
- biddable
- governable
Synonyms for unrulyadj not submitting to discipline or controlSynonyms- disorderly
- fractious
- indocile
- intractable
- lawless
- obstinate
- obstreperous
- recalcitrant
- refractory
- uncontrollable
- undisciplined
- ungovernable
- unmanageable
- untoward
- wild
Synonyms for unrulyadj noisy and lacking in restraint or disciplineSynonyms- boisterous
- rambunctious
- robustious
- rumbustious
Related Wordsadj unwilling to submit to authoritySynonymsRelated Wordsadj of personsSynonyms- indocile
- ungovernable
- uncontrollable
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