UNGOVERNABLE Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word ungovernable. (close relations)
ungovernably
Best Alternative Words for UNGOVERNABLE
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uncontrollable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • difficult to solve or alleviate • incapable of being controlled • incapable of being controlled or managed • impossible to repress or control | ||||||||
unruly | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline • unwilling to submit to authority • incapable of being controlled | ||||||||
disobedient | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority adjective satellite • unwilling to submit to authority | ||||||||
disorderly | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • undisciplined and unruly adjective satellite • in utter disorder • completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing | ||||||||
feral | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • wild and menacing | ||||||||
intractable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not tractable; difficult to manage or mold | ||||||||
obstreperous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • noisily and stubbornly defiant • boisterously and noisily aggressive | ||||||||
rebellious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • resisting control or authority • discontented as toward authority • participating in organized resistance to a constituted government | ||||||||
recalcitrant | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • stubbornly resistant to authority or control • marked by stubborn resistance to authority | ||||||||
reckless | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences • characterized by careless unconcern | ||||||||
refractory | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace adjective satellite • not responding to treatment • temporarily unresponsive or not fully responsive to a process or stimulus • stubbornly resistant to authority or control | ||||||||
rowdy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a cruel and brutal fellow adjective satellite • disturbing the public peace; loud and rough | ||||||||
unmanageable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape • hard to control adjective satellite • difficult to solve or alleviate • incapable of being controlled or managed | ||||||||
wild | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • marked by extreme lack of restraint or control • in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated noun • a wild primitive state untouched by civilization • a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition adverb • in an uncontrolled and rampant manner • in a wild or undomesticated manner adjective satellite • in a state of extreme emotion • deviating widely from an intended course • (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud • without a basis in reason or fact • talking or behaving irrationally • involving risk or danger • fanciful and unrealistic; foolish • located in a dismal or remote area; desolate • intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with • without civilizing influences • (of the elements) as if showing violent anger | ||||||||
untamable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • Incapable of being controlled, subdued, or tamed. | ||||||||
indocile | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • incapable of being controlled |