rebellious
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
resisting control or authority
temperamentally rebellious
Related & opposite
- rebellion derivation
- insubordination derivation
- insubordinate similar to
Sense 2 adjective
discontented as toward authority
Related & opposite
- insurrection derivation
- rebellion derivation
- defiance derivation
- malcontent derivation
- discontent similar to
Sense 3 adjective
participating in organized resistance to a constituted government
the rebelling confederacy
Related & opposite
- insurrection derivation
- insubordination derivation
- disloyal similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rebellion |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | insubordination |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | insubordinate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | insurrection |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | rebellion |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | defiance |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | malcontent |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | discontent |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | insurrection |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | insubordination |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | disloyal |