obstreperousness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obstreperousness
Noun
  • As Pietro becomes more impatient with Gatti, hearing about Felice’s losing streak in his nightly phone calls home, Felice is prompted into his first, necessary act of rebellion against his father’s loving but stifling authority.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Although the political protests in Los Angeles included some violence, the judge reasoned that the violence did not rise to a rebellion and did not prevent a traditional police response.
    Luke William Hunt, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Protesters took to the streets again in the capital Tuesday in defiance of a curfew imposed on the city center, and after the government lifted the social media ban.
    Sugam Pokharel, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
  • But anger against the government showed no signs of abating, as protesters gathered in front of parliament and other places in the capital Kathmandu, in defiance of an indefinite curfew imposed by authorities.
    Gopal Sharma, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • While this change reduces the explicit admission of willfulness, a narrative is still required.
    Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Fresh out of a $24 million civil lawsuit, Cardi B isn't taking disrespect from anyone.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Tulane Green Wave head coach Jon Sumrall will not tolerate any disrespect for the city of New Orleans.
    Andrew Hughes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • This element of female rebelliousness is very important to me.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Obstreperousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obstreperousness. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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