Synonyms for INDOCILE
- assertive,
- involuntary,
- opinionated,
- bull-headed,
- irrepressible,
- at odds,
- head-strong,
- undisciplinable,
- snappish,
- willful,
- out of line,
- wayward,
- control,
- robustious,
- Insuppressible,
- sullen,
- peace,
- imprudent,
- impulsive,
- uncooperative,
- uncorrectable,
- uncontrollable,
- differing,
- sulky,
- intractable,
- unwishful,
- set in stone,
- impetuous,
- averse,
- furious,
- untrained,
- rambunctious,
- headstrong,
- defiant,
- indomitable,
- violent,
- uncomplying,
- bawdy,
- disorderly,
- refractory,
- unwilling,
- intemperate,
- opposed,
- untoward,
- beyond control,
- indisposed,
- boisterous,
- turbulent,
- rowdy,
- forced,
- difficult,
- impervious,
- lawless,
- riotous,
- rumbustious,
- out of hand,
- unmanageable,
- disagreeing,
- locked in,
- huffy,
- Star-crossed,
- disobedient,
- unruly,
- wild,
- dull,
- shrewish,
- untamable,
- stubborn,
- perverse,
- unaccommodating,
- disinclined,
- self-willed,
- unsubmissive,
- resist,
- tough-nut,
- unconsenting,
- undisciplined,
- contumacious,
- Unpliable,
- forward,
- noncooperative,
- Resisting,
- obstreperous,
- uncompliant,
- order,
- uneager,
- perfunctory,
- mean,
- Breachy,
- hard line,
- restive,
- naughty,
- unready,
- tough nut,
- recalcitrant,
- cursory,
- inexorable,
- hardline,
- unyielding,
- rebellious,
- resistant,
- ungovernable,
- ornery,
- insubordinate,
- uninclined,
- indocile,
- uncontainable,
- mutinous,
- Unrestrainable,
- obstinate,
- against the grain,
- unobliging,
- unmalleable,
- quarrelsome,
- out of control,
- pettish,
- misfortunate,
- heedless,
- undutiful,
- uncheerful,
- fractious,
- incorrigible,
- like a loose cannon,
- reckless,
- rash.
Usage Examples for INDOCILE
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Corneille, as has been said above, was one of Richelieu's five poets, but he was indocile to the Cardinal's caprices; and either this indocility or jealousy set Richelieu against Le Cid. - "A Short History of French Literature" by George Saintsbury
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But it was an indocile, a scornful, and a sarcastic face- the face of a man difficult to lead, and impossible to drive. - "Shirley" by Charlotte Brontë
