Unruly

Adjective, -lier, -liest.

not submissive or conforming to rule; ungovernable; turbulent; intractable; refractory; lawless

an unruly class; an unruly wilderness.

Antonyms

adjective

compliant , obedient , yielding

Synonyms

adjective

assertive , bawdy , disorderly , drunken , forward , fractious , headstrong , heedless , impervious , impetuous , imprudent , impulsive , incorrigible , inexorable , insubordinate , intemperate , intractable , lawless , mean , mutinous , obstreperous , opinionated , ornery , out of control , out of line , perverse , quarrelsome , rash , rebellious , recalcitrant , reckless , refractory , restive , riotous , rowdy , turbulent , uncontrollable , ungovernable , unmanageable , unyielding , violent , wayward , wild , willful , indocile , obstinate , undisciplined , untoward , boisterous , difficult , disobedient , feral , froward , insurgent , rambunctious , rampageous , rampant , raucous , recusant , stormy , stubborn , tumultuous , unbridled , vicious , wanton