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1 Rebellious -- rank: 1000

Rebellious definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary REBEL'LIOUS, a. Engaged in ... 3.0 (2005) adj 1: resisting control or authority; "temperamentally rebellious"; "a rebellious crew" 2: discontented as toward authority [syn: disaffected, ill- affected, malcontent, rebellious] 3: participating in organized resistance to a constituted government; "the ... 15th century 1. a. given to or engaged in rebellion < rebellious troops > b. of, relating to, or characteristic of a rebel or rebellion < a rebellious speech > 2. resisting treatment or management ; refractory • rebelliously adverb • ...

2 Rebelliousness -- rank: 570

... Dictionary REBEL'LIOUSNESS, n. The quality or state of being rebellious. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: intentionally contemptuous behavior ... insubordinate act [syn: insubordination, rebelliousness] Merriam Webster's noun see rebellious Webster's 1913 Dictionary Rebellious Re*bel"lious, a. Engaged in rebellion; disposed to rebel ... of rebellion; resisting government or lawful authority by force. ``Thy rebellious crew.'' ``Proud rebellious arms.'' --Milton. -- Re*bel"lious*ly, adv. -- Re*bel"lious*ness, n. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary see rebellious

3 Rebel -- rank: 526

... 4. A villain who disobeys his lord. REB'EL, a. Rebellious; acting in revolt. REBEL', v.i. [L. rebello, to make ... of or relating to rebels < the rebel camp > 2. disobedient, rebellious II. noun Date: 14th century one who rebels or participates ... or thing that resists authority or control. --adj. (attrib.) 1 rebellious. 2 of or concerning rebels. 3 in rebellion. --v.intr ... v. t.] Pertaining to rebels or rebellion; acting in revolt; rebellious; as, rebel troops. Whoso be rebel to my judgment. --Chaucer ... mutterer, nihilist, nonconformist, opponent, overthrow, querulous person, radical, reactionary, reactionist, rebellious, recusant, red, reluct, reluctate, resistance fighter, resister, revolt, revolter, revolute ...

4 Rebelliously -- rank: 526

... authority. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adv 1: in a rebellious manner; "he rejected her words rebelliously" [syn: rebelliously, contumaciously, defiantly] Merriam Webster's adverb see rebellious Webster's 1913 Dictionary Rebellious Re*bel"lious, a. Engaged in rebellion; disposed to rebel ... of rebellion; resisting government or lawful authority by force. ``Thy rebellious crew.'' ``Proud rebellious arms.'' --Milton. -- Re*bel"lious*ly, adv. -- Re*bel"lious ...

5 Insurgent -- rank: 470

... 1807 rising in opposition to civil authority or established leadership ; rebellious • insurgently adverb Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. & n. --adj. 1 rising ... civil or political authority, or against an established government; insubordinate; rebellious. ``The insurgent provinces.'' --Motley. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Insurgent In ... usu pl Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms I. a. Rebellious, seditious, insubordinate, disobedient, mutinous. II. n. Rebel, revolter. Moby Thesaurus ... insurrectionary, insurrectionist, insurrecto, malcontent, maverick, mutineer, mutineering, mutinous, nonconformist, rebel, rebellious, revolter, revolutional, revolutionary, revolutionist, rioter, riotous, seditionary, seditious, subversive, traitor ...

6 Mutinous -- rank: 470

... a. disposed to or being in a state of mutiny ; rebellious < a mutinous crew > b. turbulent, unruly 2. of, relating to ... mutinous threats > • mutinously adverb • mutinousness noun Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. rebellious; tending to mutiny. Derivatives: mutinously adv. Etymology: obs. mutine rebellion ... English Synonyms a. 1. Turbulent, contumacious, refractory, unruly, insubordinate, riotous, rebellious. 2. Seditious, insurgent, insurrectionary. Moby Thesaurus alienated, at odds, averse ... involuntary, irresponsible, lawless, licentious, mutineering, obstinate, opposed, perfunctory, rampant, rebel, rebellious, recalcitrant, refractory, reinless, resistant, revolutional, revolutionary, riotous, seditionary, seditious, self ...

7 Insubordinate -- rank: 405

... noun • insubordinately adverb • insubordination noun Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. disobedient; rebellious. Derivatives: insubordinately adv. insubordination n. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Insubordinate ... sub*or"di*nate, a. Not submitting to authority; disobedient; rebellious; mutinous. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary If you say that someone ... maverick, mutineer, mutinous, nonconformist, noncooperating, noncooperative, obstreperous, perverse, rampant, rebel, rebellious, recalcitrant, refractory, reinless, revolter, revolutionary, revolutionist, rioter, seditious, self-willed ...

8 Factious -- rank: 405

... Dictionary of English Synonyms a. 1. Turbulent, seditious, refractory, recalcitrant, rebellious, given to faction. 2. Full of faction, proceeding from faction, seditious, rebellious. Moby Thesaurus aggressive, alienated, argumentative, at loggerheads, at odds, bellicose ... irritable, litigious, mutineering, mutinous, partisan, polarizing, polemic, pugnacious, quarrelsome, rebel, rebellious, refractory, revolutional, revolutionary, riotous, seditionary, seditious, shrewish, subversive, traitorous, treasonable ...

9 Malcontent -- rank: 405

... 1: discontented as toward authority [syn: disaffected, ill-affected, malcontent, rebellious] n 1: a person who is discontented or disgusted Merriam ... adj. --n. a discontented person; a rebel. --adj. discontented or rebellious. Etymology: F (as MAL-, CONTENT(1)) Webster's 1913 Dictionary ... humor, peevish, petulant, querulant, querulous, querulous person, reactionary, reactionist, rebel, rebellious, resentful, restive, restless, revolter, revolutionary, revolutionist, rioter, seditious, sorehead, sourpuss ...

10 Insurrectionary -- rank: 405

... tion*a*ry, a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, insurrection; rebellious; seditious. Their murderous insurrectionary system. --Burke. Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms a. Rebellious, seditious, mutinous, insubordinate. Moby Thesaurus breakaway, cataclysmic, catastrophic, extreme, extremistic, factious, insurgent, mutineering, mutinous, radical, rebel, rebellious, revolutional, revolutionary, revulsionary, revulsive, riotous, seditionary, seditious, subversive, sweeping, traitorous ...

11 Unruly -- rank: 405

... a. 1. Turbulent, ungovernable, refractory, disobedient, insubordinate, mutinous, riotous, seditious, rebellious, disorderly, headstrong. 2. Refractory, vicious, stubborn, unmanageable, ungovernable, rebellious. Moby Thesaurus abandoned, anarchial, anarchic, anarchistic, antinomian, beyond control, boisterous ... out of hand, permissive, perverse, raffish, rambunctious, rampageous, rampant, raucous, rebellious, recalcitrant, refractory, reinless, resistant, resisting, restive, revolutionary, riotous, rowdy, rowdyish ...

12 Satan -- rank: 320

... sinners, and to carry out God's punishment 2. the rebellious angel who in Christian belief is the adversary of God ... BTP, II, 316 f). The unveiling of Satan as a rebellious world-power is reserved for the New Testament, and with ...

13 Riotous -- rank: 320

... Revelling, luxurious, wanton, unrestrained. 2. Tumultuous, seditious, turbulent, insubordinate, mutinous, rebellious, disorderly, ungovernable, unruly, refractory. Moby Thesaurus abandoned, abounding, abundant, affluent ... prevalent, prodigal, productive, profuse, profusive, pullulating, rambunctious, rampant, rank, rebel, rebellious, reinless, replete, revolutional, revolutionary, rich, rife, robustious, roisterous, rollicking, rowdy ...

14 Mutineer -- rank: 320

... r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: someone who is openly rebellious and refuses to obey authorities (especially seamen or soldiers) Merriam ... n. a person who mutinies. Etymology: F mutinier f. mutin rebellious f. muete movement ult. f. L movere move Webster's ...

15 ISRAEL, HISTORY OF -- rank: 320

... Solomon and his advisers were at the helm, the various rebellious tendencies could not make themselves felt. But after his death ... Jeroboam (I), who before this had already taken part in rebellious agitations, as the kingdom had been predicted to him by ...