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Another word for rebelliousness

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• noun (Context 1)

The quality or state of showing a desire to resist authority, control, or convention; a defiant or unruly attitude.

Usage Example

"Her teenage defiance eventually evolved into a lifelong commitment to social activism."

Strongest
defiance
insubordination
disobedience
Strong
unruliness
recalcitrance
nonconformity
contumacy
waywardness
mutinousness

Opposites of rebelliousness

The opposite of rebelliousness shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

obedience
compliance
conformity
docility
submissiveness
tractability
acquiescence
See all opposites of rebelliousness

• Nearby Words

rebellion
rebellious
rebelliously
rebelliousness
rebid
rebill
rebind

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Rebelliousness. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/rebelliousness
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