Defiant
Defiant adjective - Given to resisting authority or another's control.
Usage example: the defiant puppy refused to let go of the football
Ungovernable is a synonym for defiant. In some cases you can use "Ungovernable" instead an adjective "Defiant".
Ungovernable
Ungovernable adjective - Given to resisting authority or another's control.
Usage example: a handful of ungovernable students are disrupting the learning environment for everyone else
Nearby Word: ungovernability
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- obstinate and defiant
- obstinate and ungovernable
- obstreperous and defiant
- obstreperous and ungovernable
- disorderly and defiant
- disorderly and ungovernable
- wild and defiant
- wild and ungovernable
- contrary and defiant
- contrary and ungovernable
- refractory and defiant
- refractory and ungovernable
- unmanageable and defiant
- unmanageable and ungovernable
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Ungovernable and Defiant. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defiant/ungovernable
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