as in rebellious
given to resisting authority or another's control
the disobedient child refused to eat his vegetables
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Recent Examples of disobedient
These first two episodes also give us the first appearance of Uma Thurman’s character, Charley, who seems to be recruiting serial killers and taking out disobedient ones in the Tri-State area.
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Hunter Ingram, Variety, 11 July 2025
An immaterial figure who lives where there is no light, his role is to kidnap children who are too noisy and disobedient to their parents' wishes.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 27 June 2025
But this bulldog is just another disobedient lawyer, as far as Judge Kathleen Williams of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida is concerned.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 June 2025
The news organizations also found that Garrison employees frequently removed students from their classrooms and sent them to crisis rooms when the students were upset, disobedient or aggressive.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 20 May 2025
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Hunter Ingram, Variety, 11 July 2025
An immaterial figure who lives where there is no light, his role is to kidnap children who are too noisy and disobedient to their parents' wishes.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 27 June 2025
But this bulldog is just another disobedient lawyer, as far as Judge Kathleen Williams of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida is concerned.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 June 2025
The news organizations also found that Garrison employees frequently removed students from their classrooms and sent them to crisis rooms when the students were upset, disobedient or aggressive.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disobedient
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This vibe continues to be brought to you courtesy of your co-ruling planet, rebellious Uranus, moving into your fifth house of self-expression on April 25, empowering you to lean fully into your penchant for unconventionality and incorporating the element of surprise in your personal style.—
Maressa Brown,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
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But very soon, that could be rebellious Venezuelan locals seeking to protect their path to democratic sovereignty and resist foreign interference.—
Anthony Dominguez,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Jan. 2026
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In December 2002, the MPCI joined forces with two other rebel factions to form the New Forces of Ivory Coast (FNCI).—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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Two men are targeted by the rebel army who overthrew the government of Colonel Jacobo Arbenz Guzman.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2026
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For the time being, Cuban leaders appeared unified and defiant in public.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2026
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Though the stakes are much, much higher than the average father-daughter argument, the scene between Zeus and Thalia also plays out like one that ends with a defiant teenager sent to their room.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Disobedient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disobedient. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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