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Antonyms for ungovernable
ʌnˈgʌv ər nə bəlun·govern·able
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term ungovernable.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
ungovernable
Perverse (Latin perversus, turned the wrong way) signifies wilfully wrong or erring, unreasonably set against right, reason, or authority. The stubborn or obstinate person will not do what another desires or requires; the perverse person will do anything contrary to what is desired or required of him. The petulant person frets, but may comply; the perverse individual may be smooth or silent, but is wilfully intractable. Wayward refers to a perverse disregard of morality and duty; froward is practically obsolete; untoward is rarely heard except in certain phrases; as, untoward circumstances. Compare OBSTINATE.
Antonyms:
accommodating, amenable, complaisant, compliant, genial, governable, kind, obligingSynonyms:
contrary, factious, fractious, froward, intractable, obstinate, perverse, petulant, stubborn, untoward, wayward, wilful
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ungovernable
Synonyms:
unruly, unmanageable, refractory, disobedient, lawless
Princeton's WordNet
indocile, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unrulyadjective
of persons
"the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly"
Antonyms:
manageableSynonyms:
rambunctious, rumbustious, irrepressible, indocile, robustious, disobedient, uncorrectable, uncontrollable, boisterous, unmanageable, unruly
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
ungovernableadjective
Synonyms:
unruly, unmanageable, refractory, intractable, mutinous, impotent, irrepressible, rampant, unbridled, impetuous
How to use ungovernable in a sentence?
They may not fire her immediately, but her chances for a second term are totally gone now and they may find a reason to let her go without losing much face because now she is hated by everybody in Hong Kong and her administration has become quite ungovernable.
These attacks are therefore premeditated, orchestrated, and executed with a clear objective – to make the state ungovernable.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1139 | kind | |
#7995 | compliant | |
#22418 | manageable | |
#26905 | accommodating | |
#38382 | amenable | |
#57508 | genial | |
#77989 | obliging | |
#179979 | ungovernable | |
#293856 | complaisant |
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