Synonyms for indocile
- adjective
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Adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Unwilling to be taught or instructed; intractable or recalcitrant.
Example sentences
- uncontrollable I am seized by an uncontrollable wave of sadness.
- unruly The police managed to corral the unruly crowd.
- unmanageable They were unmanageable pupils.
- ungovernable This is Morocco's untamable and ungovernable frontier.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| indocile | steady | |
| uncontrollable | rising | |
| unruly | rising | |
| unmanageable | steady | |
| ungovernable | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- unruly3
- 8 letters
- perverse2
- 10 letters
- refractory4, headstrong2
- 11 letters
- intractable4, disobedient5
- 12 letters
- unmanageable5, ungovernable5
- 14 letters
- uncontrollable5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unruly3 = 3 syllables).