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Disorderly and disruptive and not amenable to discipline or control

Noisy or boisterous in nature

Aggressive or violent in nature or character

Relating to crime

Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct

(typically of children) Irritable and quarrelsome

In a state of complete confusion and disorder

Obsessively passionate about or devoted to something

Hectic, full of work or activities

Especially high-spirited

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Adjective

Disorderly and disruptive and not amenable to discipline or control

insurrectionary

undisciplinable

attention-seeking

ill-disciplined

obstinately disobedient

without law and order

insurrectionist

unaccommodating

confrontational

disorganized^US

disorganised^UK

individualistic

passive-aggressive

lacking self-control

ready for a fight

full of mischief

like a loose cannon

stubborn as a mule

causing trouble

socially impaired

spoiling for a fight

easily provoked

on a short fuse

off straight and narrow

double-crossing

have chip on shoulder

self-opinionated

ill-humoured^UK

dead set against

having a chip on one's shoulder

like a bear with a sore head

unfavourable^UK

set in one's ways

not cooperative

unenthusiastic about

disinclined to accept

reluctant to accept

unwilling to accept

as cross as two sticks

unreciprocating

difficult to handle

dissenting from

acting in opposition

in disagreement with

at variance with

in the negative

untrammelled^UK

antagonistic to

antipathetic to

ill-disposed to

unfavourably disposed to

having no use for

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“I caution members that they are becoming very unruly, and it is leading to disorder.”

Adjective

Noisy or boisterous in nature

wild and woolly

rough-and-tumble

in high spirits

ill-disciplined

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“Our COO, Tim, is furious when he comes back to the office and sees the unruly partying.”

Adjective

Aggressive or violent in nature or character

desensitized^US

uncompassionate

desensitised^UK

unfavourable^UK

take-no-prisoners

evil-intentioned

with a heart of stone

every person for themselves

fiercely competitive

intensely competitive

uncommunicative

lacking compassion

ill-humoured^UK

involving bloodshed

having a killer instinct

at each other's throats

disadvantageous

every man for himself

mutually harmful

mutually destructive

dyed-in-the-wool

easily frightened

easily agitated

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Adjective

Full of fervor

keen as mustard

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Adjective

Relating to crime

unauthorised^UK

unauthorized^US

against the law

insurrectionary

under-the-table

against the rules

contrary to law

in violation of law

without law and order

under the counter

under-the-counter

under the table

unconstitutional

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

outside the law

cloak-and-dagger

double-crossing

unsportsmanlike

not straightforward

playing politics

hole-and-corner

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Adjective

Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct

in the fast lane

near the knuckle

pleasure-seeking

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

gone to the dogs

self-gratifying

pleasure-loving

no better than one should be

physically gratifying

hot and bothered

close to the bone

hot under the collar

beyond the pale

lacking restraint

unsophisticated

low-down-and-dirty

low-down and dirty

sexually arousing

sexually stimulating

sexually exciting

untrammelled^UK

sexually aroused

toey as a Roman sandal

sexually explicit

lowdown and dirty

sexually suggestive

under-the-table

against the law

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

good-for-naught

good-for-nothing

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Adjective

(typically of children) Irritable and quarrelsome

ill-humoured^UK

on a short fuse

having got out of bed the wrong side

as cross as two sticks

like a bear with a sore head

easily offended

hot under the collar

having got out of bed on the wrong side

apt to fly off the handle

perversely irritable

confrontational

got up on wrong side of bed

having short fuse

hot under collar

bundle of nerves

huffy irascible

down in the mouth

having a fit of the sulks

not best pleased

bent out of shape

foaming at the mouth

uncommunicative

in high dudgeon

evil-intentioned

with all guns blazing

blue in the face

beside yourself with rage

unaccommodating

with a long face

easily frightened

easily agitated

overcome with anger

at end of one's rope

hot and bothered

beside yourself

at boiling point

rubbed the wrong way

in a filthy temper

unsportsmanlike

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

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Adjective

In a state of complete confusion and disorder

disorganised^UK

disorganized^US

higgledy-piggledy

utterly confused

at sixes and sevens

every which way

all over the place

all over the shop

all over the lot

all over the map

discombobulated

like a bomb's hit it

thrown together

like a dog's breakfast

like a dog's dinner

in total disarray

not functioning properly

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Adjective

Obsessively passionate about or devoted to something

overenthusiastic

over-enthusiastic

coming on strong

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Adjective

Hectic, full of work or activities

hell broke loose

fast and furious

like Piccadilly Circus

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Adjective

Especially high-spirited

as merry as a grig

in high spirits

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

bright and breezy

full of vim and vigour

feeling one's oats

full of the joys of spring

alive and kicking

in good spirits

as lively as a grig

good-humoured^UK

good-humored^US

full of get-up-and-go

without a care in the world

invigorating^US

envigorating^UK

on top of the world

full of joie de vivre

as happy as a clam

as happy as a sandboy

full of activity

full of vim and vigor

laughter-filled

hale and hearty

full of the joy of living

glass half full

full of vitality

still going strong

in seventh heaven

beside oneself with joy

floating on air

as pleased as Punch

tickled to death

as happy as Larry

jumping for joy

like a dog with two tails

like a new person

fresh as a daisy

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