MUTINOUSNESS Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

mutinousness

noun

Definition of mutinousness

as in mulishness

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Noun

But this goes to Marianna's point about the revolt against incumbents.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Or will there be a popular revolt, similar to the backlash that has led local governments to abandon other types of surveillance cameras?

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 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

The film argues that those foundational principles — along with the amendment’s prohibition against those who engage in insurrection serving as heads of state — have come under unprecedented pressure in recent years.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Amendment is also a constitution’s mechanism for the prevention of insurrection.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 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

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Last week, Ethiopia’s Army chief accused Egypt, Eritrea, and the Sudanese Armed Forces of fomenting the new insurgency.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026
In the new telling, which adds some revisionist history to the proceedings and is set in 1775, Syn is a reverend doctor waging an insurgency against King George III.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 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

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