rebellious rebellious /rəˈbɛljəs/

adjective

1. () Discontented as toward authority  ( disaffected , ill-affected , malcontent , rebellious , malcontented )
   discontented as toward authority
    This work offers ideas on an innovative curriculum for disaffected and disadvantaged young people
   This work offers ideas on an innovative curriculum for disaffected and disadvantaged young people
    This work offers ideas on an innovative curriculum for malcontent and disadvantaged young people
   This work offers ideas on an innovative curriculum for malcontent and disadvantaged young people
    This work offers ideas on an innovative curriculum for rebellious and disadvantaged young people
   This work offers ideas on an innovative curriculum for rebellious and disadvantaged young people
   
2. () Resisting control or authority  ( rebellious )
   resisting control or authority
    Temperamentally rebellious
   temperamentally rebellious
    A rebellious crew
   a rebellious crew
   
3. Participating in organized resistance to a constituted government  ( rebellious )
   participating in organized resistance to a constituted government
    The rebelling confederacy
   the rebelling confederacy