'Rebellious' definitions:
Definition of 'rebellious'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Resisting control or authority; "temperamentally rebellious"; "a rebellious crew"
adjective
Discontented as toward authority [syn: disaffected, ill- affected, malcontent, rebellious]
adjective
Participating in organized resistance to a constituted government; "the rebelling confederacy"
Definition of 'Rebellious'
From: GCIDE
- Rebellious \Re*bel"lious\ (r[-e]*b[e^]l"y[u^]s), a. Engaged in rebellion; disposed to rebel; of the nature of rebels or of rebellion; resisting government or lawful authority by force. "Thy rebellious crew." "Proud rebellious arms." --Milton. -- {Re*bel"lious*ly}, adv. -- {Re*bel"lious*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'rebellious'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alienated,
- beefing,
- bellyaching,
- bitching,
- breakaway,
- complaining,
- complaintful,
- contumacious,
- crabbing,
- crabby,
- cranky,
- croaking,
- defiant,
- difficult,
- disaffected,
- disappointed,
- discontented,
- disgruntled,
- disobedient,
- displeased,
- disputatious,
- disputing,
- dissatisfied,
- dissentient,
- dissenting,
- envious,
- estranged,
- extreme,
- extremistic,
- factious,
- faultfinding,
- fractious,
- griping,
- grouchy,
- grousing,
- growling,
- grumbling,
- incorrigible,
- insubordinate,
- insurgent,
- insurrectionary,
- malcontent,
- malcontented,
- murmuring,
- mutineering,
- mutinous,
- muttering,
- noncooperative,
- objecting,
- obstinate,
- obstructive,
- on the barricades,
- out of humor,
- peevish,
- petulant,
- proof against,
- protesting,
- querulant,
- querulous,
- rebel,
- recalcitrant,
- refractory,
- reluctant,
- renitent,
- repellent,
- resentful,
- resistant,
- resisting,
- resistive,
- restive,
- restless,
- retardant,
- retardative,
- revolutional,
- revolutionary,
- riotous,
- seditionary,
- seditious,
- stubborn,
- subversive,
- sulky,
- traitorous,
- treasonable,
- turbulent,
- unaccepting,
- unaccommodating,
- uncooperative,
- uneasy,
- unfulfilled,
- ungovernable,
- ungratified,
- unhappy,
- unmanageable,
- unruly,
- unsatisfied,
- unsubmissive,
- unyielding,
- up in arms,
- whiny,
- withstanding