OBSTREPEROUSNESS Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

obstreperousness

noun

Definition of obstreperousness

as in rebellion

refusal to obey the toddler occasionally felt the need to demonstrate her independence with a foot-stamping obstreperousness

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Noun

Meanwhile, Yudkowsky took such tropes of rebellion and rule-breaking and built a philosophical apparatus around them.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2026
The Uprising’s final act does get unwieldy, as the director tries to show just how the rebellion was betrayed.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of rebellion

Noun

This defiance can be thought of as a refusal to feel shame—or, at least, as the confidence to believe that the shamers are wrong.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2026
This, itself, is the ultimate act of defiance in the face of America’s neverending frontier.

— Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of defiance

Noun

The board's vague message didn't point to specific administrators or specific instances of disrespect.

— Aubrey Wright, IndyStar, 11 Sep. 2026
No disrespect to the players themselves, Burns said, but Dallas showing that level of concern this close to the start of the season is noteworthy.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of disrespect

Noun

From grandmother to grandchild, these three sets of two sisters were powerful characters possessed with passion, willfulness, bravery, and devotion to each other.

— Griffin Dunne, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026
Those leaders who ignore or flout the law aren’t merely unethical but fatally arrogant, putting their childish willfulness over the wisdom of generations.

— David Brooks, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026

Definition of willfulness

Noun

Whether writing five decades ago or today, the genre’s most insightful commentators have always observed how punk fuses rebelliousness with commodification, capitalism with resistance.

— Kyle Devine, Longreads, 14 July 2026
Marji’s rebelliousness, both admirable and terrifying for those who love her, is her salient characteristic.

— Hillary Chute, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026

Definition of rebelliousness

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