Bolshie

//ˈbɒl.ʃi//

Synonyms for "bolshie" (28 found)

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Closest matches (6)

anarchist charley communion communist

Noun(2 words)

bolshevik bolshy

Strong matches (8)

comrade contrary contumacious fellow traveler jacobin maoist

Adjective(2 words)

contrary contumacious

Related words (14)

Noun(2 words)

perverse rebel recalcitrant revisionist revolutionary revolutionist sans culotte subversive terrorist yankee

Adjective(2 words)

perverse recalcitrant

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Synonyms

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contrary contumacious perverse recalcitrant

Related terms

2 entries

Bolshevik bolshiness

etymologically related_to

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has context

3 entries

britain derogatory uk

is a

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related to

6 entries

bolshevik bolshiness communist difficult rebellious socialist

Sample sentences

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Kate, don't be so bolshie!

Source: wiktionary

Rachel came in, and Nick felt he'd been caught larking about, Catherine squashing him like some bolshie teenage attempt at seduction.

Source: wiktionary

"How I looked or what I was wearing had become more import than my politics, " the 65-year-old told BBC Wales Breakfast. "I can be bolshie if I'm fighting for a cause or for someone else, but deep down I'm very sensitive."

Source: wiktionary

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