indocile

adjective

Definition of indocilenext
as in rebellious

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indocile
  1. rebellious
  2. disobedient
  3. boisterous
  4. irrepressible
  5. insubordinate
  6. rowdy
  7. rambunctious
  8. naughty
Adjective
  • Aquarius: Justin Suarez Socially conscious and true fashionista, Justin’s creativity and free spirit very much align with Aquarius’ rebellious nature and sparkling individuality.
    — Valerie Mesa, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • It’s been 150 years since the Impressionists shocked Paris with their rebellious Société Anonyme show.
    — Nazanin Lankarani, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Definition of rebellious
Adjective
  • Quinn’s group provides training for schools throughout Rhode Island and beyond, aimed at helping teachers understand how the brain functions in people with autism and offering strategies on how to effectively respond to behavior challenges that could easily be labeled disobedient or disorderly.
    — Sarah Butrymowicz, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Fed Up in Illinois Dear Fed Up: Is Edie mean, arrogant, disobedient and rude in the presence of her parents, or has she been invited to spend time with your girls separately?
    — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
Definition of disobedient
Adjective
  • The first evening is boisterous and rowdy, thanks in part to the blues music played by the twins’ cousin Sammie Moore (Miles Caton).
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
  • The siblings have very different personalities, as Jazz is calm and relaxed, whereas Jax is far more energetic and boisterous.
    — Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Definition of boisterous
Adjective
  • Brown’s funkiness was irrepressible, Clinton says in the film.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
  • So Far The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time Ringo, with his irrepressible act-naturally style, seemed to accidentally reveal Keoghan’s casting last year.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2025
Definition of irrepressible
Adjective
  • Instead, over-centralization has produced the opposite effect, fragmenting the bureaucracy, encouraging bureaucrats to pursue their own interests, and enabling regional elites to become increasingly insubordinate—with Ramzan Kadyrov, Putin’s strongman in Chechnya, being the prime example.
    — Alexander J. Motyl, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2016
  • The slogan put the audience in the shoes of a casually bigoted, insubordinate alcoholic who bends the NYPD’s rules in pursuit of drug runners.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
Definition of insubordinate
Adjective
  • Two of Basem’s teenage students — the older, rowdy Yacoub (Mahmoud Bakri) and the younger, booksmart Adam (Muhammad Abed El Rahman) — share his class despite their age difference, owing to Yacoub’s stint in Israeli detention.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
  • While that's good for theaters, it's proven to be, well, less good for their employees, who've been forced to contend with crowds of rowdy, popcorn-chucking teens.
    — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Definition of rowdy
Adjective
  • White’s rambunctious guitars crackled with radio-transmitter static and whistled in high-frequency pitches.
    — Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The rambunctious East Hollywood rap group were key members of L.A.’s rap scene in the late 2010s.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Definition of rambunctious
Adjective
  • They are seen flinging a pizza box into their bucolic yard, smearing their faces with paint, raising their middle fingers, and saying naughty words.
    — Peter Tonguette, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Listen to this article There’s nice Torrey Pines and naughty Torrey Pines.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
Definition of naughty
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“Indocile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indocile. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.

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