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REBELLIOUSNESS Synonyms

There are 27 synonyms of the word rebelliousness. (exact relations)
There are 20 hypernyms of the word rebelliousness. (close relations)
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defiance
nounn
noun

• intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude

• a hostile challenge

• a defiant act

insubordination
nounn
noun

• defiance of authority

• an insubordinate act

anarchism
nounn
noun

• a political theory favoring the abolition of governments

contrariness
nounn
noun

• deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline

• a fussy and eccentric disposition

contumacy
nounn
noun

• willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court

• obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination; resistance to authority

disobedience
nounn
noun

• the failure to obey

• the trait of being unwilling to obey

dissent
verb, nounv, n
noun

• (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority

• a difference of opinion

• the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent

verb

• withhold assent

• express opposition through action or words

• be of different opinions

heresy
nounn
noun

• any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position

• a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion

insolence
nounn
noun

• the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties

• an offensive disrespectful impudent act

insurgence
nounn
noun

• an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict

mutiny
nounn
noun

• open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)

verb

• engage in a mutiny against an authority

nonconformity
nounn
noun

• lack of harmony or correspondence

• a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs

• unorthodoxy as a consequence of not conforming to expected standards or values

• failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior

obstinacy
nounn
noun

• the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome

• resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires

opposition
nounn
noun

• the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

• the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected

• the relation between opposed entities

• the act of hostile groups opposing each other

• a contestant that you are matched against

• a body of people united in opposing something

• a direction opposite to another

• an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

protest
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a formal and solemn declaration of objection

• the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent

• the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval

verb

• utter words of protest

• express opposition through action or words

• affirm or avow formally or solemnly

rebellion
nounn
noun

• refusal to accept some authority or code or convention

• organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

recalcitrance
nounn
noun

• the trait of being unmanageable

recusancy
nounn
noun

• refusal to submit to established authority; originally the refusal of Roman Catholics to attend services of the Church of England

resistance
nounn
noun

• the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

• any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion

• a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms

• the military action of resisting the enemy's advance

• (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease

• the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents

• a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force

• the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)

• (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness

• an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current

• group action in opposition to those in power

revolution
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving

• the overthrow of a government by those who are governed

• a single complete turn (axial or orbital)

Best Hypernyms For REBELLIOUSNESS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for rebelliousness, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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resistance contumacy defiance disobedience dissent insubordination insurgency intractability intractableness noncompliance nonconformity opposition recalcitrance recusancy refractoriness revolt stubbornness subversion unruliness waywardness

Alternatives for DEFIANCE

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