Synonyms of rebelliousness

rebelliousness

noun

as in rebellion

refusal to obey

her habitual rebelliousness eventually landed her in the principal's office

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rebellion
• defiance
• willfulness
• disobedience
• disrespect
• contrariness
• waywardness
• insubordination
• unruliness
• recalcitrance
• contumacy
• rudeness
• intractability
• refractoriness
• stubbornness
• frowardness
• obstreperousness
• balkiness
• noncooperation
• civil disobedience
• insolence
• perversity
• obstinacy
• tenacity
• inconsiderateness
• peevishness
• impudence
• self-will
• inconsideration
• pigheadedness
• impoliteness
• obduracy
• doggedness
• mischievousness
• pertinacity
• naughtiness
• tenaciousness
• ungraciousness
• impertinence
• hardheadedness
• discourteousness
• knavery
• obdurateness
• mulishness
• obstinateness
• pertinaciousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• subordination
• obedience
• compliance
• submission
• tractability
• amiability
• agreeability
• submissiveness
• subservience
• amenability
• slavishness
• subserviency
• tractableness
• subordinateness
• deference
• docility
• trainability
• dutifulness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rebelliousness

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

The pseudo-goth hair and costume choices speak to an inner rebelliousness that isn’t so much unleashed as forced loose by a system that values the appearance of a mythical impartiality over her humanity, leaving her with little recourse but to step outside the confines of the law. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 23 Feb. 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

This transit stokes your sense of independence and even rebelliousness, inspiring you to strike out against convention and innovate more than ever. — Maressa Brown, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026

At times, Carol’s admirable rebelliousness seems to come at the cost of self-flagellating destruction, a badge of honor to be miserable. — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 8 Nov. 2025

The rebelliousness can be witnessed in everything from its ’70s-in-California style to the very naming conventions Mother chooses for its viral products — adored by A-listers like Gigi Hadid, Chrissy Teigen, Millie Bobby Brown, and more. — Kristina Rutkowski, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025

This element of female rebelliousness is very important to me. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019