INDOCILE Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

indocile

adjective

Definition of indocile

as in rebellious

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Adjective

With its choppy layers, tousled texture, and extra length at the nape, this wolf cut brought a rebellious twist to her usual regal aesthetic.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 4 Nov. 2026
The selection also features Dutch director Sabine Lubbe Bakker’s Premier Souffle, exploring whether a rebellious outsider can find her place in the world after years of isolation from her community.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of rebellious

Adjective

Now, as more schools like Central Middle station officers in their hallways, educators can turn to law enforcement when students are disobedient, even if the children are young or pose minimal threat.

— Kristian Hernández, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026
Conduct disorder affects children and teens and involves a consistent pattern of disobedient and aggressive behaviors.

— Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 21 May 2026

Definition of disobedient

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It’s known for its fresh seafood in a boisterous, almost beer-hall atmosphere.

— Christopher Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2026
During the first Senate debate of the cycle in September at the Kansas State Fairgrounds, Marshall was repeatedly heckled and interrupted by boisterous audience members.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of boisterous

Adjective

Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Zosia Mamet, and Jemima Kirke will all reprise their roles as the HBO show’s foundational quartet, with Andrew Rannells’s irrepressible Elijah also reappearing.

— Emma Specter, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026
The emergence of Misiorowski, a Cy Young Award favorite, and another summer of irrepressible at-bats from a deep and determined lineup led the Brewers to what likely will rank as their most dominant regular season in franchise history.

— Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of irrepressible

Adjective

Finally, the rowdy late-night crowd of after-partiers spills in, at worst hogging the mic and at best uniting an entire room.

— Skyli Alvarez, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
Still, devotees of John Waters, Sean Baker, Todd Solondz and the Safdie brothers will sense that DeFalco is a kindred spirit, a filmmaker with an open-minded curiosity about the rowdier parts of the human zoo.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of rowdy

Adjective

The rambunctious teenagers crammed into a lecture hall suddenly went quiet when a woman old enough to be their great-grandmother, and smaller in stature than many of them, approached the podium.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Bryan echoing the Truckers is very good news, since their own rambunctious salad days eventually yielded some of this century’s best American anthems.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of rambunctious

Adjective

But when Santa fails to show up at their house to back them up, Mark and Daryl are forced to go in by themselves in the hopes of rescuing Julie and Bobby before the Kringles put the entire Severson family permanently on the naughty list.

— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026
The Kansas locations do not serve naughty flavors, but the Riverfront location will.

— Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026

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