rebellious

Questions about rebellious

What does rebellious mean?

rebellious means "resisting control or authority". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in rebellious?

rebellious has 3 syllables: re-bel-lious. The stress falls on "bel". In IPA it is /ɹɪˈbɛljəs/.

What is another word for rebellious?

Close synonyms include disaffected, ill-affected, malcontent. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rebellious a common word?

rebellious is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.