All docility antonyms

noun docility

• rebelliousness — defying or resisting some established authority, government, or tradition; insubordinate; inclined to rebel.
• intractability — not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate: an intractable disposition.
• dishonour — lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
• refusal — an act or instance of refusing.
• resistance — the act or power of resisting, opposing, or withstanding.
• disobedience — lack of obedience or refusal to comply; disregard or transgression.
• rebellion — open, organized, and armed resistance to one's government or ruler.
• defiance — Defiance is behaviour or an attitude which shows that you are not willing to obey someone.
• denial — A denial of something is a statement that it is not true, does not exist, or did not happen.
• dissension — strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord.
• dissent — to differ in sentiment or opinion, especially from the majority; withhold assent; disagree (often followed by from): Two of the justices dissented from the majority decision.
• nonconformity — failure or refusal to conform, as with established customs, attitudes, or ideas.
• veto — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
• difference — the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.
• disagreement — the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.
• fight — a battle or combat.
• discord — lack of concord or harmony between persons or things: marital discord.
• noncompliance — failure or refusal to comply, as with a law, regulation, or term of a contract.
• dishonor — lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
• disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
• ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
• impoliteness — not polite or courteous; discourteous; rude: an impolite reply.
• inflexibility — not flexible; incapable of or resistant to being bent; rigid: an inflexible steel rod.
• constraint — A constraint is something that limits or controls what you can do.
• inelasticity — not elastic; lacking flexibility or resilience; unyielding.
• boldness — not hesitating or fearful in the face of actual or possible danger or rebuff; courageous and daring: a bold hero.
• arrogance — the quality or state of being arrogant; overbearing pride or self-importance
• pretentiousness — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
• self-important — having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; pompously conceited or haughty.
• confidence — If you have confidence in someone, you feel that you can trust them.
• assertiveness — confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive: aggressive; dogmatic: He is too assertive as a salesman.
• pride — Thomas, died 1658, English soldier and regicide.
• misbehavior — improper, inappropriate, or bad behavior.
• mischief — conduct or activity that playfully causes petty annoyance.
• mutiny — revolt or rebellion against constituted authority, especially by sailors against their officers.
• apathy — You can use apathy to talk about someone's state of mind if you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about anything.
• disbelief — the inability or refusal to believe or to accept something as true.
• indifference — lack of interest or concern: We were shocked by their indifference toward poverty.
• atheism — Atheism is the belief that there is no God. Compare agnosticism.
• disloyalty — the quality of being disloyal; lack of loyalty; unfaithfulness.
• treachery — violation of faith; betrayal of trust; treason.
• irreverence — the quality of being irreverent; lack of reverence or respect.
• agnosticism — Agnosticism is the belief that it is not possible to say definitely whether or not there is a God. Compare atheism.
• inconstancy — not constant; changeable; fickle; variable: an inconstant friend.
• impiety — lack of piety; lack of reverence for God or sacred things; irreverence.
• impatience — lack of patience.
• intolerance — lack of tolerance; unwillingness or refusal to tolerate or respect opinions or beliefs contrary to one's own.
• agreement — An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.
• masculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
• maleness — a person bearing an X and Y chromosome pair in the cell nuclei and normally having a penis, scrotum, and testicles, and developing hair on the face at adolescence; a boy or man.