unruly Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- uncontrollable
- froward
- intractable
- uncooperative
- naughty
- wayward
- wilful
- wild
- refractory
- contrary
- adamant
- rude
- willful
- dogged
- contumacious
- rigid
- ungovernable
- mischievous
- disobedient
- recalcitrant
- restive
- unrelenting
- dissident
- untoward
- balky
- obstreperous
- insubordinate
Weak:
- immovable
- uncivil
- misbehaving
- pigheaded
- negativistic
- peevish
- bad
- self-willed
- mutinous
- obstinate
- obdurate
- implacable
- ungracious
- uncompromising
- disrespectful
- monkeying
- unmannerly
- perverse
- insolent
- undisciplined
- unmanageable
- ill-mannered
- nonconformist
- headstrong
- disorderly
- incompliant
- impudent
- hardheaded
- impertinent
- opinionated
- errant
- ornery
- resistant
- recusant
- wrongheaded
- noncooperative
- impolite
- mulish
- uncouth
- pertinacious
- unyielding
- adamantine
- inconsiderate
- inflexible
- insurgent
- fractious
- unbending
- discourteous
Strongest:
- tractable
- agreeable
- obedient
- obedient
- amiable
- acquiescent
- submissive
- docile
- amenable
- amiable
- deferential
- agreeable
- conformable
- compliant
- cooperative
- deferential
- tractable
- amenable
- compliant
- docile
- acquiescent
- cooperative
- submissive
- conformable
Strong:
- obsequious
- slavish
- obsequious
- polite
- orderly
- yielding
- well-bred
- servile
- courteous
- respectful
- subservient
- disciplined
- yielding
- behaved
- servile
- subservient
- ruly
- biddable
- obliging
- slavish
- respectful
- proper
- manageable
- obliging
- disciplined
- well-bred
- orderly
- behaved
- proper
- polite
- manageable
- courteous
- biddable
- ruly
Weak:
unruly Meaning
unruly (s)
noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
unwilling to submit to authority
incapable of being controlled
unruly (superl.)
Not submissive to rule; disregarding restraint; disposed to violate; turbulent; ungovernable; refractory; as, an unruly boy; unruly boy; unruly conduct.
unruly Sentence Examples
- The unruly crowd surged forward, disrupting the peaceful protest.
- The child's unruly hair framed a face that radiated mischief.
- The wind howled through the trees, its unruly gusts bending them low.
- The unruly students refused to listen to their teacher, creating chaos in the classroom.
- The unruly waters of the river crashed against the rocks, sending spray high into the air.
- The unruly jungle teemed with untamed wildlife, making it a dangerous place to explore.
- The unruly emotions within her surged through her veins, threatening to overwhelm her.
- The unruly horse reared and pawed the ground, refusing to be tamed.
- The unruly laughter of the children echoed through the park, creating a cheerful atmosphere.
- The unruly thoughts in his mind raced uncontrollably, making it difficult to focus.
FAQs About the word unruly
noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline, unwilling to submit to authority, incapable of being controlledNot submissive to rule; disregarding restraint; dis
defiant,rebellious, rebel, stubborn, uncontrollable, froward, intractable, uncooperative, naughty,wayward
tractable, agreeable, obedient, obedient, amiable, acquiescent, submissive,docile, amenable, amiable
The unruly crowd surged forward, disrupting the peaceful protest.
The child's unruly hair framed a face that radiated mischief.
The wind howled through the trees, its unruly gusts bending them low.
The unruly students refused to listen to their teacher, creating chaos in the classroom.
