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indocile

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Synonyms & Antonyms of indocile

as in rebellious, disobedient

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for indocile

disobedient,
insubordinate,
rebellious

boisterous,
irrepressible,
rambunctious,
rowdy

misbehaving,
naughty

uncontrolled,
wild

undisciplined,
unpunished

bullheaded,
contrary,
difficult,
hardheaded,
incorrigible,
intransigent,
mulish,
obdurate,
obstinate,
opinionated,
perverse,
pigheaded,
self-willed,
stiff,
stiff-necked,
stubborn

froward,
headstrong,
incontrollable,
intractable,
recalcitrant,
refractory,
uncontrollable,
ungovernable,
unmanageable,
unruly,
untoward,
wayward,
willful
(or wilful)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for indocile

controllable,
governable,
manageable,
tractable

docile,
obedient,
well-behaved

compliant,
placable,
pliable,
submissive,
yielding

accepting,
persuadable,
receptive,
responsive,
willing

reasonable,
temperate,
trainable

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“Indocile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indocile. Accessed 11 Aug. 2022.

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The first known use of indocile was in 1603

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