What are some opposite words for docile?
Antonyms for docile
ˈdɒs əl; Brit. ˈdoʊ saɪldocile
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term docile.
Wiktionary
docileadjective
Antonyms:
wilfulSynonyms:
amenable, tractable, compliant, meek, submissive, malleable, teachabledocileadjective
Yielding to control or supervision, direction, or management.
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wilfulSynonyms:
teachable, meek, submissive, malleable, amenable, tractable, compliantdocileadjective
Ready to accept instruction or direction.
Synonyms:
tractable, malleable, amenable, submissive, teachable, compliant, meekAntonyms:
wilful
English Synonyms and Antonyms
docile
One who is docile is easily taught; one who is tractable is easily led; one who is pliant is easily bent in any direction; compliant represents one as inclined or persuaded to agreement with another's will. Compare DUTY.
Antonyms:
determined, dogged, firm, inflexible, intractable, obstinate, opinionated, resolute, self-willed, stubborn, unyielding, wilfulSynonyms:
amenable, compliant, gentle, manageable, obedient, pliable, pliant, submissive, tame, teachable, tractable, yielding
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
docile
Antonyms:
intractable, stubborn, obstinate, self-willed, doggedSynonyms:
compliant, amenable, easily managed, yielding, gentle, quiet, pliant, tractable, teachable, tame
Princeton's WordNet
docileadjective
willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed
"the docile masses of an enslaved nation"
Antonyms:
stiff-necked, hardheaded, stroppy, wild, bullheaded, stubborn, pertinacious, strong-willed, unyielding, mulish, intractable, bolshy, pigheaded, persistent, bloody-minded, dogged, determined, contrarious, cross-grained, bullet-headed, dour, obstinate, strong-minded, cantankerous, untamed, unregenerate, tenaciousdocile, teachableadjective
ready and willing to be taught
"docile pupils eager for instruction"; "teachable youngsters"
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bloody-minded, strong-willed, bolshy, persistent, obstinate, intractable, wild, cantankerous, cross-grained, determined, bullheaded, hardheaded, dour, stroppy, contrarious, dogged, unyielding, bullet-headed, strong-minded, stubborn, pertinacious, untamed, tenacious, pigheaded, mulish, stiff-necked, unregeneratedocile, gentleadjective
easily handled or managed
"a gentle old horse, docile and obedient"
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contrarious, hardheaded, cantankerous, mulish, intractable, unyielding, stiff-necked, bolshy, tenacious, pigheaded, persistent, untamed, pertinacious, unregenerate, dogged, cross-grained, strong-minded, bloody-minded, bullheaded, stubborn, bullet-headed, wild, determined, stroppy, obstinate, dour, strong-willedSynonyms:
blue-blooded, aristocratical, gentle, aristocratic, soft, easy, teachable, patrician, blue
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
How to use docile in a sentence?
I'm 100 % OK with her showing how docile swarms are, but the fact is that she goes into removals without wearing any safety gear, wearing black leggings... she's setting a very dangerous precedent.
We regret that the representative of the United States and its docile allies continue to bring to this forum matters that are outside the mandate of the CD, it is not a forum for coup-mongering.
He let off eight rounds, reloaded, let off another eight, reloaded again, he was very docile. In his facial expression, no smiling, laughing, talking.
It is amazing how docile it was. I was petting it.
It didn't even fight us, it was like, 'Help me. Help me.' It was totally docile and let us touch it. It just (lay) there.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1854 | firm | |
#2028 | wild | |
#2328 | determined | |
#9645 | persistent | |
#16946 | tenacious | |
#24054 | stubborn | |
#42074 | inflexible | |
#42291 | opinionated | |
#42831 | intractable | |
#43680 | resolute | |
#50489 | dogged | |
#51788 | untamed | |
#61099 | wilful | |
#66176 | obstinate | |
#66707 | docile | |
#68728 | dour | |
#77553 | unyielding | |
#104168 | cantankerous | |
#169992 | unregenerate | |
#238144 | hardheaded | |
#270109 | stroppy |
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