indocile

adjective

Definition of indocilenext
as in rebellious

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indocile
  1. rebellious
  2. disobedient
  3. boisterous
  4. irrepressible
  5. insubordinate
  6. rowdy
  7. rambunctious
  8. naughty
Adjective
  • Stefani’s style influences and stage presence have long catered to a rebellious punk-forward aesthetic.
    — WWD Staff, WWD, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Still retaining the playful, rebellious connotations of the first M.A.D. Editions, the new M.A.D. 2 has another spirit. Passport: Explore the finest destinations and experiences around the world in the Forbes Passport newsletter.
    — Roberta Naas, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of rebellious
Adjective
  • When Ballard was asked at the end of the season why Richardson needed to be demoted for the stakes of his job to finally sink in, the GM compared his QB’s behavior to that of a disobedient child.
    — James Boyd, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Sadly, they’re sometimes used because a guardian thinks the dog is being willfully disobedient, rather than examining the underlying issue that’s creating the problem behavior (for example, lack of training or not meeting the dog’s exercise or emotional needs).
    — Dawn Kovell, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
Definition of disobedient
Adjective
  • But the clothes themselves show plenty of personality under the false advertising; accordingly, Popov delivers a boisterous tale of a woman coming into her own, told with real humor and heart.
    — Stephen Saito, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
  • As the boisterous FreeCon meeting wound down, as people began to check phones for airline departures, there would have been a few holdouts of the absolutist sort — a few people who would refuse to sign a document acknowledging the Creator’s role in any benefaction whatsoever.
    — Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of boisterous
Adjective
  • Gaga treated the irrepressible medium of dance pop as a jet pack to send herself, like a curious astronaut, to the outer edges of fame.
    — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Our irrepressible fixation with celebrity, even at its most toxic, would have been an interesting conceit for Opus, the feature debut from writer-director Mark Anthony Green.
    — Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of irrepressible
Adjective
  • Instead, over-centralization has produced the opposite effect, fragmenting the bureaucracy, encouraging bureaucrats to pursue their own interests, and enabling regional elites to become increasingly insubordinate—with Ramzan Kadyrov, Putin’s strongman in Chechnya, being the prime example.
    — Alexander J. Motyl, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2016
  • The slogan put the audience in the shoes of a casually bigoted, insubordinate alcoholic who bends the NYPD’s rules in pursuit of drug runners.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
Definition of insubordinate
Adjective
  • That doesn't mean audience members haven't gotten notably rowdy over the years, however.
    — Raven Brunner, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Suddenly, all the noise was being made by the maroon-and-black side of the arena and the rowdy North Carolinians had lost their voice.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of rowdy
Adjective
  • The chute opens, and rambunctious No. 2 bursts out with an impatient huff.
    — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Linus O’Brien gives that chapter of the story a respectful 20 minutes, with lots of rambunctious footage and a sweet acknowledgment of Sal Piro, one of the earliest and most influential superfans, who died in 2023.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of rambunctious
Adjective
  • Believe it or not, between sipping delicious eggnog and hot cocoa and enjoying the joy of Yuletide with family and friends, there are still naughty killjoys afoot during Christmastime — the worst of which appear in some of the best holiday films.
    — Mike Miller, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Here’s a look at the box without the lighting effects: The sarcophagus marks the latest viral popcorn collectible that theater chains have created to help boost revenue, with the infamous Dune popcorn bucket being the most famous and the Deadpool & Wolverine bucket being the most naughty.
    — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of naughty
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“Indocile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indocile. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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