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uncontrollable

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of uncontrollable

given to resisting control or discipline by others

The uncontrollable child kept throwing tantrums in public and creating scenes.

Synonyms of uncontrollable

froward, headstrong, incontrollable, intractable, recalcitrant, refractory, ungovernable, unmanageable, unruly, untoward, wayward, willful (or wilful)

Words Related to uncontrollable

bullheaded, contrary, difficult, hardheaded, incorrigible, intransigent, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, opinionated, perverse, pigheaded, self-willed, stiff, stiff-necked, stubborn

undisciplined, unpunished

uncontrolled, wild

boisterous, irrepressible, rambunctious, rowdy

disobedient, insubordinate, rebellious

Phrases Synonymous with uncontrollable

out of hand

Near Antonyms of uncontrollable

docile, obedient, well-behaved

compliant, placable, pliable, submissive, yielding

accepting, persuadable, receptive, responsive, willing

reasonable, temperate, trainable

Antonyms of uncontrollable

controllable, governable, manageable, tractable

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