Synonyms & related words for rebellious

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of rebellious — including disaffected, mutinous, insubordinate, disobedient, defiant, malcontent. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to rebellious

Explore words related to rebellious — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include rebelling, rebelliousness, rebelliously, insubordinately, rebelled, mutinously, revolter, rebellion. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for rebellious

Common synonyms for rebellious include disaffected, mutinous, insubordinate, disobedient, defiant, malcontent, insurrectionary, unruly — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does rebellious come from?

The word rebellious breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: re-, from Latin re (“again, against”); and -bell, from Latin bellum (“war”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.