unruly

adjective

un·ruly ˌən-ˈrü-lē How to pronounce unruly (audio)

unrulier; unruliest

: not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed

an unruly crowd

a mane of unruly hair

unruliness noun

Example Sentences

unruly pupils were given detention as a matter of course a camp that was known as a place where unruly youths were given their last chance to shape up

Recent Examples on the Web But airline personnel enforce the mandates, a process that led to thousands of unruly passenger incidents in the United States until a Federal judge struck down the CDC mask mandate as overly broad on April 18.

Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 13 May 2022 There were almost 6,000 reports of unruly passenger incidents last year, most being related to masks, the FAA has said.

NBC News, 3 May 2022 Last year the Federal Aviation Administration recorded 5,981 unruly passenger incidents.

Nell Mcshane Wulfhart, Time, 21 Apr. 2022 Nearly two-thirds of the 1,233 unruly passenger incidents recorded by the Federal Aviation Administration this year have been related to face masks.

Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2022 Carriers have reported 1,150 unruly passenger incidents so far this year, 744 of which were related to face masks, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2022 The Federal Aviation Administration reported a spike in unruly passenger incidents in 2021, which amounted to approximately 6,000 cases.

Hyeyoon Alyssa Choi, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2022 Nearly 500 unruly passenger incidents have been reported in the first six weeks of 2022, according to data from the Federal Aviation Administration, and 80 incidents have been referred to the Justice Department to consider criminal prosecution.

Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 17 Feb. 2022 The airline had postponed the return of alcohol sales in late May citing the uptick in unruly passenger incidents.

Mina Kaji, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2022 See More

unruly

adjective

as in rebellious

given to resisting authority or another's control unruly pupils were given detention as a matter of course

Synonyms & Similar Words

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rebellious
rebel
defiant
stubborn
wayward
obstreperous
disobedient
recalcitrant
willful
restive
mischievous
ungovernable
insubordinate
naughty
contumacious
contrary
intractable
rigid
balky
wild
dogged
uncontrollable
refractory
adamant
uncooperative
dissident
mutinous
wilful
rude
froward
recusant
incompliant
unmanageable
untoward
bad
insurgent
fractious
resistant
obstinate
disorderly
headstrong
undisciplined
monkeying
opinionated
peevish
misbehaving
negativistic
obdurate
implacable
uncompromising
inflexible
unrelenting
pigheaded
noncooperative
unbending
unyielding
mulish
errant
insolent
ornery
impudent
disrespectful
pertinacious
uncouth
immovable
unmannerly
wrongheaded
self-willed
inconsiderate
uncivil
hardheaded
perverse
discourteous
ungracious
adamantine
ill-mannered
impertinent
impolite
nonconformist
ill-bred
ill-natured
monkeyish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

docile
obedient
amiable
submissive
compliant
tractable
cooperative
biddable
agreeable
amenable
acquiescent
deferential
obliging
ruly
conformable
behaved
disciplined
respectful
polite
courteous
orderly
yielding
obsequious
servile
slavish
subservient
mannerly
well-bred
proper
manageable
decorous
controllable
governable
trainable
kowtowing

as in stubborn

given to resisting control or discipline by others a camp that was known as a place where unruly youths were given their last chance to shape up

Synonyms & Similar Words

stubborn
unmanageable
wayward
rebellious
uncontrollable
recalcitrant
ungovernable
headstrong
intractable
willful
naughty
difficult
refractory
wilful
incontrollable
undisciplined
rowdy
wild
rambunctious
obstinate
froward
boisterous
incorrigible
uncontrolled
untoward
intransigent
disobedient
out of hand
obdurate
pigheaded
stiff
opinionated
bullheaded
mulish
irrepressible
insubordinate
misbehaving
perverse
self-willed
contrary
hardheaded
indocile
unpunished
stiff-necked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

docile
manageable
tractable
controllable
obedient
governable
submissive
compliant
well-behaved
pliable
placable
receptive
yielding
responsive
willing
accepting
reasonable
persuadable
temperate
trainable

as in anarchic

not restrained by or under the control of legal authority unruly mobs roamed the streets of the capital after the government leaders had fled

Synonyms & Similar Words

rebellious
anarchic
disorderly
anarchical
criminal
defiant
lawless
mutinous
illegal
undisciplined
lawbreaking
illicit
riotous
insubordinate
disobedient
felonious
unlawful
illegitimate
recalcitrant
wrongful
refractory
intractable
froward

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

orderly
legal
lawful
legitimate
docile
law-abiding
obedient
submissive
compliant
tractable
legalized
amenable

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of unruly are headstrong, intractable, recalcitrant, refractory, ungovernable, and willful. While all these words mean "not submissive to government or control," unruly implies lack of discipline or incapacity for discipline and often connotes waywardness or turbulence of behavior.

unruly children

While the synonyms headstrong and unruly are close in meaning, headstrong suggests self-will impatient of restraint, advice, or suggestion.

a headstrong young cavalry officer

The meanings of intractable and unruly largely overlap; however, intractable suggests stubborn resistance to guidance or control.

intractable opponents of the hazardous-waste dump

While in some cases nearly identical to unruly, recalcitrant suggests determined resistance to or defiance of authority.

acts of sabotage by a recalcitrant populace

The words refractory and unruly are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, refractory stresses resistance to attempts to manage or to mold.

special schools for refractory children

The words ungovernable and unruly can be used in similar contexts, but ungovernable implies either an escape from control or guidance or a state of being unsubdued and incapable of controlling oneself or being controlled by others.

ungovernable rage

In some situations, the words willful and unruly are roughly equivalent. However, willful implies an obstinate determination to have one's own way.

a willful disregard for the rights of others

单词	unruly
释义	unruly adjective un·ruly ˌən-ˈrü-lē unrulier; unruliest : not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed an unruly crowd a mane of unruly hair unruliness noun Synonyms balky contrary contumacious defiant disobedient froward incompliant insubordinate intractable obstreperous rebel rebellious recalcitrant recusant refractory restive ungovernable untoward wayward willful wilful See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences unruly pupils were given detention as a matter of course a camp that was known as a place where unruly youths were given their last chance to shape up Recent Examples on the Web But airline personnel enforce the mandates, a process that led to thousands of unruly passenger incidents in the United States until a Federal judge struck down the CDC mask mandate as overly broad on April 18. Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 13 May 2022 There were almost 6,000 reports of unruly passenger incidents last year, most being related to masks, the FAA has said. NBC News, 3 May 2022 Last year the Federal Aviation Administration recorded 5,981 unruly passenger incidents. Nell Mcshane Wulfhart, Time, 21 Apr. 2022 Nearly two-thirds of the 1,233 unruly passenger incidents recorded by the Federal Aviation Administration this year have been related to face masks. Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2022 Carriers have reported 1,150 unruly passenger incidents so far this year, 744 of which were related to face masks, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2022 The Federal Aviation Administration reported a spike in unruly passenger incidents in 2021, which amounted to approximately 6,000 cases. Hyeyoon Alyssa Choi, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2022 Nearly 500 unruly passenger incidents have been reported in the first six weeks of 2022, according to data from the Federal Aviation Administration, and 80 incidents have been referred to the Justice Department to consider criminal prosecution. Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 17 Feb. 2022 The airline had postponed the return of alcohol sales in late May citing the uptick in unruly passenger incidents. Mina Kaji, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English unreuly, from un- + reuly disciplined, from reule rule First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition unruly adjective un·ruly ˌən-ˈrü-lē unrulier; unruliest : difficult to control unruly hair unruly adjective 1 as in rebellious given to resisting authority or another's control unruly pupils were given detention as a matter of course Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance rebellious rebel defiant stubborn wayward obstreperous disobedient recalcitrant willful restive mischievous ungovernable insubordinate naughty contumacious contrary intractable rigid balky wild dogged uncontrollable refractory adamant uncooperative dissident mutinous wilful rude froward recusant incompliant unmanageable untoward bad insurgent fractious resistant obstinate disorderly headstrong undisciplined monkeying opinionated peevish misbehaving negativistic obdurate implacable uncompromising inflexible unrelenting pigheaded noncooperative unbending unyielding mulish errant insolent ornery impudent disrespectful pertinacious uncouth immovable unmannerly wrongheaded self-willed inconsiderate uncivil hardheaded perverse discourteous ungracious adamantine ill-mannered impertinent impolite nonconformist ill-bred ill-natured monkeyish Antonyms & Near Antonyms docile obedient amiable submissive compliant tractable cooperative biddable agreeable amenable acquiescent deferential obliging ruly conformable behaved disciplined respectful polite courteous orderly yielding obsequious servile slavish subservient mannerly well-bred proper manageable decorous controllable governable trainable kowtowing See More 2 as in stubborn given to resisting control or discipline by others a camp that was known as a place where unruly youths were given their last chance to shape up Synonyms & Similar Words stubborn unmanageable wayward rebellious uncontrollable recalcitrant ungovernable headstrong intractable willful naughty difficult refractory wilful incontrollable undisciplined rowdy wild rambunctious obstinate froward boisterous incorrigible uncontrolled untoward intransigent disobedient out of hand obdurate pigheaded stiff opinionated bullheaded mulish irrepressible insubordinate misbehaving perverse self-willed contrary hardheaded indocile unpunished stiff-necked Antonyms & Near Antonyms docile manageable tractable controllable obedient governable submissive compliant well-behaved pliable placable receptive yielding responsive willing accepting reasonable persuadable temperate trainable See More 3 as in anarchic not restrained by or under the control of legal authority unruly mobs roamed the streets of the capital after the government leaders had fled Synonyms & Similar Words rebellious anarchic disorderly anarchical criminal defiant lawless mutinous illegal undisciplined lawbreaking illicit riotous insubordinate disobedient felonious unlawful illegitimate recalcitrant wrongful refractory intractable froward Antonyms & Near Antonyms orderly legal lawful legitimate docile law-abiding obedient submissive compliant tractable legalized amenable See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of unruly are headstrong, intractable, recalcitrant, refractory, ungovernable, and willful. While all these words mean "not submissive to government or control," unruly implies lack of discipline or incapacity for discipline and often connotes waywardness or turbulence of behavior. unruly children While the synonyms headstrong and unruly are close in meaning, headstrong suggests self-will impatient of restraint, advice, or suggestion. a headstrong young cavalry officer The meanings of intractable and unruly largely overlap; however, intractable suggests stubborn resistance to guidance or control. intractable opponents of the hazardous-waste dump While in some cases nearly identical to unruly, recalcitrant suggests determined resistance to or defiance of authority. acts of sabotage by a recalcitrant populace The words refractory and unruly are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, refractory stresses resistance to attempts to manage or to mold. special schools for refractory children The words ungovernable and unruly can be used in similar contexts, but ungovernable implies either an escape from control or guidance or a state of being unsubdued and incapable of controlling oneself or being controlled by others. ungovernable rage In some situations, the words willful and unruly are roughly equivalent. However, willful implies an obstinate determination to have one's own way. a willful disregard for the rights of others
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unruly

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