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ob·strep·er·ous
 obstreperous
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- pronunciation:
- ab
stre
p
rs
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
hard to control, as children resisting adult discipline; unruly.
Obstreperous children were sometimes thrashed with a cane in the old days.- synonyms:
- disorderly, rambunctious, rebellious, restive, undisciplined, unruly, wild
- antonyms:
- restrained
- similar words:
- contumacious, insubordinate, intractable, mutinous, problem, recalcitrant, refractory, riotous, rowdy, turbulent, unbridled
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| definition 2: |
purposely noisy and boisterous.
She refused to baby-sit for these obstreperous boys ever again.- synonyms:
- boisterous, raucous, roisterous, rowdy
- antonyms:
- quiet
- similar words:
- clamorous, loud, noisy, rackety, tumultuous, vociferous
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| related words: |
boisterous, loud, problem, rebellious, turbulent |
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| derivations: |
obstreperously (adv.), obstreperousness (n.) |
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