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mutinousness

noun

Definition of mutinousnessnext
as in mulishness

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  1. revolt
  2. perversity
  3. insurrection
  4. stubbornness
  5. obstinacy
  6. insurgency
  7. mutiny
  8. outbreak
Noun
  • Of these three films, The Uprising is admittedly the least heist-explicit; Paul Greengrass’s shaky cam mostly follows marching mobs lambasting the king and furious revolts against soldiers and tax collectors.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Advertisement By midsummer, the revolt reached its breaking point.
    — JP Mangalindan, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of revolt
Noun
  • Its practice of permitting construction projects at the same time in adjoining areas, causing the most inconvenience to vehicular traffic, wins the award for most perversity.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The movie is essentially an old-fashioned story of one lad’s sentimental education, spiced up with NSFW perversity.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026
Definition of perversity
Noun
  • Amendment is also a constitution’s mechanism for the prevention of insurrection.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
  • As Port falls in with a group of conspirators preparing for the insurrection, the book takes on a hallucinatory, digressive quality, blurring the lines between life and death, reality and illusion.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of insurrection
Noun
  • The film’s cast is mostly made up of tribal non-actors, but Anghlong Konyak is its captivating center, as a man whose stubbornness against change sits alongside a lingering grief over his fading way of life.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Perhaps the stubbornness on both sides is why this rivalry thrives despite its nonconference status.
    — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of stubbornness
Noun
  • Starmer’s realism—or obstinacy, depending on your point of view—had seen off an immediate challenge.
    — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • The natural obstinacy and rebelliousness of Israa’s teenage years are hyperaccelerated by culture clashes with both her family and the other kids around her.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2026
Definition of obstinacy
Noun
  • Balochistan has been the scene of a long-running insurgency in southwestern Pakistan with an array of separatist groups, including the BLA, demanding independence from Pakistan’s central government in Islamabad.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The government's counter-insurgency spiraled into sectarian violence.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of insurgency
Noun
  • Its leader, Sergei Mironov, 73, once gained headlines by posing with a symbol of brutality — a sledgehammer given to him by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the late Wagner mercenary leader shortly before his failed 2023 mutiny.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Step aboard the Grampus, a whaleship gone adrift after a storm, rations running out and a violent mutiny, and learn what happened to its ghost whalers.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of mutiny
Noun
  • According to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 50 health workers have died since the outbreak was announced.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
  • And this summer’s specific multistate outbreak from cyclospora was exceptional, affecting people in 21 states.
    — Stephanie Armour, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of outbreak
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“Mutinousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutinousness. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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