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synonyms for unruly
- disorderly
- drunken
- fractious
- impulsive
- lawless
- ornery
- quarrelsome
- rebellious
- recalcitrant
- reckless
- restive
- riotous
- rowdy
- turbulent
- uncontrollable
- unmanageable
- violent
- wayward
- assertive
- bawdy
- forward
- headstrong
- heedless
- impervious
- impetuous
- imprudent
- incorrigible
- inexorable
- insubordinate
- intemperate
- intractable
- mean
- mutinous
- obstreperous
- opinionated
- out of control
- out of line
- perverse
- rash
- refractory
- ungovernable
- unyielding
- wild
- willful
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How to use unruly in a sentence
I was particularly smitten with the ability to drive relatively fast and comfortably on unruly roads.
Sprinter vs. Teardrop Trailer: What's Best for Camping? | Will Taylor | November 28, 2020 | Outside OnlineThey stood up and clapped when unruly challengers were tossed from the room.
‘We will not allow anyone to stop us’: Day and night, under historic scrutiny, the nation’s vote counters carried on | Amy Gardner, Reis Thebault, Hannah Knowles, Michelle Lee | November 9, 2020 | Washington PostThe televised debates are supposed to be “for the benefit of the American electorate,” the commission said in a statement Wednesday, implying that Tuesday night’s unruly slugfest did not achieve that goal.
Election live updates: Debate commission says it will change structure to ensure more ‘orderly discussion’ | John Wagner, Felicia Sonmez, Amy B Wang | September 30, 2020 | Washington Post
But, there’s only so much training that can help store employees when dealing with an unruly customer in the moment.
By being too customer-obsessed, DTC startups are failing their retail employees | Anna Hensel | August 21, 2020 | DigidayAs recent instances of customers responding violently to employees who have asked them to wear a mask have shown, employees have good reason to fear unruly customers.
By being too customer-obsessed, DTC startups are failing their retail employees | Anna Hensel | August 21, 2020 | DigidayAnd in informal talks, Chinese leaders have compared hackers on both sides to unruly children who can only barely be controlled.
Obama Could Hit China to Punish North Korea | Shane Harris, Tim Mak | December 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is an article of faith with this man that there won't be any unruly behavior or, God forbid, any scenes.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd if anyone thought this was an abdication and a letting go of the unruly region they need to think again.
Ancient night and the unruly salt beat at the walls of my house.
In 2012, for example, Brian Claunch, a wheelchair-bound double amputee living in a group home in Houston, became unruly.
Joe saw her slim against the light, and his thoughts were like the sea surge, wild, unruly.
The Man from Time | Frank Belknap LongNo one was willing to risk his life by mounting such an unruly animal.
Stories about Animals: with Pictures to Match | Francis C. WoodworthHe would not defend the deceiving priest; but no unruly men-at-arms should touch a hair of Sebastian, if he also was menaced.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisAlways an unruly fellow, and dangerous to trust among crockery.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. I. (of XXI.) | Thomas CarlyleThe sexton, armed with a long stick, rapped the boys on the head if they proved unruly, or poked the men when they fell asleep.
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies | H. A. (Hlne Adeline) Guerber
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