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DOCILE Antonyms

There are 13 antonyms of the word docile. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For DOCILE

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defiant
adjectiveadj
adjective

• boldly resisting authority or an opposing force

stubborn
adjectiveadj
adjective

• tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

adjective satellite

• not responding to treatment

disobedient
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority

adjective satellite

• unwilling to submit to authority

headstrong
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition

obstinate
adjectiveadj
adjective

• tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

adjective satellite

• stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

• resistant to guidance or discipline

verb

• persist stubbornly

recalcitrant
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• stubbornly resistant to authority or control

• marked by stubborn resistance to authority

unruly
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline

• unwilling to submit to authority

• incapable of being controlled

untamed
adjectiveadj
adjective

• in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated

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

willful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• done by design

• habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition

perverse
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict

• resistant to guidance or discipline

• deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good

rebellious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• resisting control or authority

• discontented as toward authority

• participating in organized resistance to a constituted government

wilful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• done by design

• habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition

Alternatives for DEFIANT

Alternatives for STUBBORN

Alternatives for DISOBEDIENT

Alternatives for HEADSTRONG

Alternatives for OBSTINATE

Alternatives for RECALCITRANT

Alternatives for UNRULY

Alternatives for UNTAMED

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