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What is the adjective for rebellious?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb rebel which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

rebelsome
  1. Characteristic of a rebel; marked by rebellion or rebelliousness
rebellious
  1. Showing rebellion.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. recalcitrant, unruly, defiant, disobedient, insubordinate, intractable, turbulent, ungovernable, refractory, contumacious, disaffected, rebel, resistant, unmanageable, obstreperous, uncontrollable, wayward, disorderly, revolutionary, balky, contrary, difficult, dissentient, froward, incompliant, malcontent, nonconformist, obstinate, recusant, restive, untoward, wilful, willful, bolshie, incorrigible, anarchistic, bellicose, factious, fractious, iconoclastic, individualistic, militant, negativistic, pugnacious, quarrelsome, radical, restless, sabotaging, stubborn, threatening … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “A perceptive mother, she knew her sensitive child's rebellious streak only too well.”
      “The longstanding and canny leader of this rebellious crew is set to step down this summer.”
      “What can be done to defeat such an armed and rebellious force?”
rebelled
  1. simple past tense and past participle of rebel
  2. Synonyms:
      3. revolted, mutinied, resisted, rioted, fought, foughten, agitated, rose, risen, mounted a rebellion, rose up, risen up, broke with, broken with, defied the authorities, went against, gone against, rose up in arms, risen up in arms, staged a rebellion, took on, taken on, turned against, mounted the barricades, refused to obey orders, took up arms, taken up arms, defied authority, disobeyed authority, opposed authority, resisted authority, manned the barricades, rised against, took to the streets, taken to the streets, took up arms against, taken up arms against, took part in an insurrection, taken part in an insurrection, took part in an uprising, taken part in an uprising, got out of line, gotten out of line, defied, dissented, opposed, flouted, challenged, disobeyed … more
rebelling
  1. present participle of rebel
  2. Synonyms:
      3. revolting, mutinying, resisting, rioting, fighting, agitating, rising, mounting a rebellion, rising up, breaking with, defying the authorities, going against, rising up in arms, staging a rebellion, taking on, turning against, mounting the barricades, refusing to obey orders, taking up arms, defying authority, disobeying authority, opposing authority, resisting authority, manning the barricades, rising against, taking to the streets, taking up arms against, taking part in an insurrection, taking part in an uprising, getting out of line, defying, dissenting, opposing, flouting, challenging, disobeying, repudiating, contravening, bucking, coming out against, digging your heels in, kicking over the traces, refusing to obey, flying in the face of, refusing to accept the authority of, kicking against, recoiling … more
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