as in rebellious
given to resisting authority or another's control
the disobedient child refused to eat his vegetables
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Recent Examples of disobedient
In her recent autobiography, Noem included a passage about her decision to shoot a 14-month-old, disobedient hunting dog named Cricket as an example of her leadership skills.
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Javier Zarracina, USA TODAY, 26 June 2024
One was unruly, willful and disobedient, and the other was calm and easy to be around.
—Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024
Snow White’s source was a disturbing fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm; Pinocchio was based on Carlo Collodi’s alarmingly cruel novel, The Adventures of Pinocchio, in which the disobedient puppet kills his cricket friend and, for separate reasons, is eventually hanged.
—Kelly Conaboy, The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2023
Instead, he was taken to a dorm room reserved for punishing disobedient workers.
—Isabelle Qian, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2023
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Javier Zarracina, USA TODAY, 26 June 2024
One was unruly, willful and disobedient, and the other was calm and easy to be around.
—Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024
Snow White’s source was a disturbing fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm; Pinocchio was based on Carlo Collodi’s alarmingly cruel novel, The Adventures of Pinocchio, in which the disobedient puppet kills his cricket friend and, for separate reasons, is eventually hanged.
—Kelly Conaboy, The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2023
Instead, he was taken to a dorm room reserved for punishing disobedient workers.
—Isabelle Qian, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disobedient
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Tired of the toxic culture within the group, Veronica teams up with her rebellious new boyfriend, J.D. (played by Christian Slater), and things quickly spiral out of control as their plot to take down the Heathers turns deadly.Jane LaCroix, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Her funny dynamics with her siblings were more than relatable with Justin (David Henrie) as the smart, trustworthy kind of uptight eldest sibling, Alex, as the middle child with a rebellious spirit, and Max (Jake T. Austin) as the funny and a bit dumb younger brother.Stephanie Andrade, StyleCaster, 29 Oct. 2024
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The rebel spark in my heart, though, wasn’t completely snuffed.Lili Anolik, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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Over the past year, the conflict between rebel forces and government troops in Myanmar has brought new refugees to the settlements.Maria Isabel Barros Guinle, NPR, 1 Sep. 2024
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The Trump campaign had come back to Butler to stage its own retaliation, an over-the-top reminder that its candidate was defiant in the face of death, and possibly preordained for the Presidency.Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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Despite the legal case, a defiant Musk posted the latest winner in his $1m giveaway on X this morning.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Disobedient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disobedient. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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