Rebellious

//ɹəˈbɛliəs//

Synonyms for "rebellious" (115 found)

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Closest matches (23)

Adjective(1 words)
defiant
Adjective(1 words)
disaffected

Strong matches (35)

Adjective(2 words)
ill-affectedmalcontent

Related words (57)

Adjective(1 words)
restive

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derived

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related to

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similar

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Translations

55 translations across 32 languages.

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Arabic

4 entries
  • عَاصٍ adj (showing rebellion)
  • متمرد adj (showing rebellion)
  • متمردة adj (showing rebellion)
  • متمردين adj (showing rebellion)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • asi adj (showing rebellion)
  • üsyankar adj (showing rebellion)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • бунтовнически adj (showing rebellion)
  • непокорен adj (showing rebellion)

Catalan

1 entries
  • rebel adj (showing rebellion)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 反抗的 adj (showing rebellion)
  • 叛逆的 adj (showing rebellion)
  • 造反的 adj (showing rebellion)

Dutch

2 entries
  • opstandig adj (showing rebellion)
  • weerbarstig adj (showing rebellion)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • ribela adj (showing rebellion)
  • ribelema adj (showing rebellion)

Finnish

2 entries
  • kapinallinen adj (showing rebellion)
  • kapinoiva adj (showing rebellion)

French

2 entries
  • rebelle adj (showing rebellion)
  • rétif adj (showing rebellion)

Galician

2 entries
  • guerrilleiro adj (showing rebellion)
  • rebelde adj (showing rebellion)

German

2 entries
  • aufsässig adj (showing rebellion)
  • rebellisch adj (showing rebellion)

Greek

1 entries
  • ανυπότακτος adj (showing rebellion)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • ellenszegülő adj (showing rebellion)
  • engedetlen adj (showing rebellion)
  • lázadó adj (showing rebellion)
  • rebellis adj (showing rebellion)

Irish

1 entries
  • easumhal adj (showing rebellion)

Italian

1 entries
  • ribelle adj (showing rebellion)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 反抗的な adj (showing rebellion)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • бағынбайтын adj (showing rebellion)

Korean

1 entries
  • 반항적인 adj (showing rebellion)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • тынчсыз adj (showing rebellion)

Latin

1 entries
  • rebellis adj (showing rebellion)

Norman

1 entries
  • r'bêle adj (showing rebellion)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • عاصی adj (showing rebellion)

Polish

2 entries
  • buntowniczy adj (showing rebellion)
  • niesforny adj (showing rebellion)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • rebelde adj (showing rebellion)

Russian

4 entries
  • бунта́рский adj (showing rebellion)
  • бунту́ющий adj (showing rebellion)
  • мяте́жный adj (showing rebellion)
  • повста́нческий adj (showing rebellion)

Spanish

3 entries
  • contestatario adj (showing rebellion)
  • levantisco adj (showing rebellion)
  • rebelde adj (showing rebellion)

Swedish

1 entries
  • rebellisk adj (showing rebellion)

Turkish

1 entries
  • asi adj (showing rebellion)

Urdu

1 entries
  • عاصی adj (showing rebellion)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • osiy adj (showing rebellion)

Welsh

1 entries
  • gwrthryfelgar adj (showing rebellion)

West-Frisian

1 entries
  • opstandich adj (showing rebellion)

Sample sentences

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Children have a tendency to become rebellious.

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Tom is a rebellious boy.

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Mary is a rebellious girl.

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My son is a rebellious teenager.

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