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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | act in inappropriate manner |
| Synonyms: | act up, be at fault, be bad, be dissolute, be guilty, be immoral, be indecorous, be insubordinate, be mischievous, be out of line, be out of order, be reprehensible, bend the law, carry on, cut up, deviate, do evil, do wrong, fail, fool around, get into mischief, go astray, go wrong, make trouble, misconduct, offend, roughhouse, sin, sow wild oats, take a wrong turn, transgress, trespass |
| Antonyms: | behave, obey |
| Main Entry: | rebel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | refuse to obey |
| Synonyms: | be insubordinate, boycott, break with, censure, combat, come out against, criticize, defy, denounce, disobey, dissent, drop out, fight, get out of line, insurrect, make waves, mutiny, oppose, opt out, overthrow, overturn, remonstrate, renounce, resist, revolt, riot, rise up, rock the boat, run amok, secede, strike, take up arms, turn against, upset |
| Notes: | to revolt is to refuse to obey the constraints imposed by another; to rebel is to attempt to replace those constraints by a set of one's own |
| Antonyms: | agree, comply, obey |
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