rebellious

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rebellious

/ɹəˈbɛliəs/
/ɹəˈbɛljəs/

Rhymes with -ɛliəs

Where it comes from

From Middle English rebellious; equivalent to rebel + -ious.

adjective more rebellious · most rebellious · rebellous

Showing rebellion. "Tedd's feeling a bit rebellious." "I'm not rebelling! I'm self actualizing! By rebelling."
Similar: defiant, restive

Opposite: docile

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: rebelling, rebel, insubordinate, disaffected, ill-affected, disloyal, malcontent, discontented, discontent, insurgent, mutinous, mutiny, insurgency, insurrectional, treason, dissident

adjective

Opposite: docile

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adj showing rebellion

Español	rebelde, levantisco, contestatario
한국어	반항적인 banhangjeogin
日本語	反抗的な hankōteki na
中文	叛逆的, 造反的, 反抗的
Português	rebelde
Français	rebelle, rétif
Deutsch	aufsässig, rebellisch
Italiano	ribelle
Ελληνικά	ανυπότακτος anypótaktos
Русский	мяте́жный mjatéžnyj, повста́нческий povstánčeskij, бунту́ющий buntújuščij, бунта́рский buntárskij
العربية	عَاصٍ ʕāṣin

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@misc{rebellious_2026,
  title = {rebellious},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rebellious},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}