rebellious

Refusing to obey rules or people in charge.

rebellious in a sentence

The rebellious parrot ignored every command and squawked rudely at the vet.
In the story, a rebellious princess ignored the palace rules and climbed the wall to explore.

Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.

Which word is closest in meaning to rebellious?

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A: defiant. The other three mean the opposite of rebellious.

Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to rebellious?

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B: obedient. The other three mean nearly the same as rebellious.

defiant, naughty, wild

obedient, good, tame

reckless: Doing dangerous things without caring what might happen.
relent: To give in and become less strict after refusing something.
resign: To give up a job or position by your own choice.
rowdy: Noisy and behaving in a rough, wild way.
sabotage: To damage or spoil something on purpose so it does not work.
sacrifice: To give up something you value, to help someone or to gain something more important.
sanitary: Clean, and helping to protect people's health.
shun: To avoid someone or something on purpose.

Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test