indocile

Definition of indocilenext

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for indocile
Adjective
  • This could bring about sudden ideas, or trigger rebellious impulses and creative imagination.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
  • In 2000 at age 15, he was sent to live in Australia with a host family because his father thought Zhang was too rebellious to stay in China.
    Jeff Kauflin, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Adjective
  • Rising gas prices and an unpopular war in Iran have infuriated prominent MAGA figures online, but in terms of GOP elections, the president has been able to elbow out critics in Congress and disobedient legislators in red states.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 17 May 2026
  • And as part of their initiation into the ruling class, Plums are made complicit in Gilead’s barbaric justice system, cheering for the corporal punishment of disobedient classmates and the men of low status caught salivating (or worse) over them.
    Judy Berman, Time, 8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Now, Tickle Me Elmo Giggle Max brings back the fun of the original Tickle Me Elmo, but with a bigger size and more ways to activate Elmo's boisterous laughter.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • Some use to it describe the most boisterous group of antagonistic influencers.
    Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 23 June 2026
Adjective
  • Politically, Giuliani instinctively triangulated between President Ronald Reagan and Fiorello La Guardia, the irrepressible Republican-Socialist mayor who fought Tammany Hall corruption in the 1930s and remains a touchstone for mayors to this day.
    John Avlon, The Atlantic, 25 May 2026
  • Starring Anaïs Demoustier as an irrepressible Parisian grad student who steamrolls her way into and out of affairs, the film was the standout of that year’s Cannes Critics’ Week.
    Jon Frosch, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Adjective
  • People close to Weiss have said comments like Pelley’s show a stubborn, insubordinate streak that wouldn’t be tolerated in any work environment.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
  • While Reynoso was getting in trouble, being insubordinate and dealing with suspensions, Rodriguez has been entirely more benign.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 9 May 2026
Adjective
  • After five seasons, FX's Emmy-winning series has come to an end, with new chapters beginning for the staff of the rowdy restaurant.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
  • On Public Luxury, the band aimed to channel the energy of their rowdy live shows, resulting in urgent songs for urgent times, and an album that always seems to be speeding toward you.
    Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026
Adjective
  • Paré-Poupart’s style gives his book a rambunctious spirit, a sense of a hungry, catholic mind at work.
    Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026
  • And the mess wasn’t just localized to the trash can—there were husks everywhere, like rose petals tossed by a rambunctious 4-year-old flower girl thrilled to be at her first wedding.
    Josh Miller, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
Adjective
  • Has Greta eaten or chewed on anything naughty?
    Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
  • The play was naughty stuff in 1925, when the show, starring Tallulah Bankhead, got banned.
    Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 15 May 2026
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“Indocile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indocile. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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