undocile

Definition of undocilenext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undocile
Adjective
  • Structural risks with the confinement system An uncontrolled failure of this internal shell would release large quantities of radioactive particles.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026
  • In some cases, this can increase inflammation and lead to sepsis, a condition where the body’s response to infection becomes dangerously uncontrolled, damaging tissues and sometimes leading to organ failure.
    Panteha Torabian, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • To the untrained mind, quantum technology can seem all fuzzy and weird.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Putting untrained personnel at security checkpoints does not fill a gap.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • There is an unbroken lineage from the Romans for precise astrolabes, which was advanced, perfected and made more functional by a Syrian metallurgist, Mariam al Astrulabi.
    Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
  • This point-to-point trek slices through the Beartooth-Abroska Wilderness, the largest unbroken swath of alpine wilderness above 10,000 feet elevation outside Alaska.
    Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The famed African American journalist investigated lynchings across the South and wrote about the savage incidents that the white press had already explained away.
    Case Thorp, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The loss of books is minor, almost trivial, in light of all the horrors and violence unleashed by this senseless war, but the potential loss of these books is a sad reminder that we’re all affected and implicated in America’s savage flailings.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The theme this year is NOCTURNA, boasting a fashion-forward, after-dark experience in the desert that will invite partygoers to be inspired by moonlit rituals and the untamed energy of the wild.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Clay Trauernicht, a wildland fire specialist at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, warned for years about the risks of these untamed grasses.
    Evan Bush, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Undocile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undocile. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.

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