unruly[adjective]Synonyms: uncontrollable, disobedient, mutinous, rebellious, wayward, wild, wilful
Antonyms: docile, tractable
Contrasted words: controlled, easy, mild, restrained, disciplined, governable, manageable, amenable, biddable, obedient, correct, proper
Related Idioms: out of hand
Related Words: contumacious,
incorrigible,
insubordinate,
rebellious,
contrary,
froward,
perverse,
wayward,
boisterous,
obstreperous,
rampageous,
disorderly,
raffish,
rambunctious,
rowdy,
turbulent,
hard,
ruffianly,
tough [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
un‧ru‧ly /ʌnˈruːli/
adjective [
Word Family: noun:
rule,
ruler,
ruling,
unruliness;
adjective:
ruling,
unruly,
ruled;
verb:
rule,
overrule]
[
Date: 1400-1500;
Origin: ruly 'behaving well' (15-21 centuries), from rule]
1. violent or difficult to control
Synonym : wild:
unruly children unruly behaviour2. unruly hair is difficult to keep tidy
—unruliness noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲