mutinousness

noun

Definition of mutinousnessnext
as in mulishness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutinousness
  1. revolt
  2. insurrection
  3. obstinacy
  4. insurgency
  5. mutiny
  6. outbreak
  7. insurgence
  8. misbehavior
Noun
  • The recession generated populist revolts on the right (the Tea Party movement) and the left (the Occupy movement), and made what had appeared to be broad public acceptance of pro-market bromides seem like an illusion.
    Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Soviet Russians sent in tanks and shut down the revolt after several brutal days of bitter fighting.
    Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of revolt
Noun
  • Even the insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, when a mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to halt the certification of the 2020 vote, didn’t stop most in the party from embracing him again.
    David Jackson, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
  • With the memory of the violent January 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol still fresh, many voters fear that the peaceful transfer of power will again be under attack.
    Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of insurrection
Noun
  • That is the popular girl’s cross to bear, and the desperate obstinacy that comes with this realization is one of Cody’s main themes.
    Rafaela Bassili, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Odenkirk was one of several perfectly cast actors in the episode, a force capable of matching Bernthal’s intensity and obstinacy.
    Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
Definition of obstinacy
Noun
  • After the military seized power in a coup in 1962, Myanmar became internationally isolated, its economy floundered, and insurgencies grew—which ultimately resulted in the resignation of military leader Ne Win in 1988.
    Koh Ewe, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Turkey has in recent decades faced an insurgency by ethnic Kurds fighting for their own independent state.
    Aziz Akyavas, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of insurgency
Noun
  • The man has spent the entire season walking up to the edge of mutiny only to retreat.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2024
  • The 50 men who continued to refuse were tried as a group and convicted on charges of conspiracy to commit mutiny.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 July 2024
Definition of mutiny
Noun
  • Until the outbreak of the Ukraine war, Shklyarov regularly danced abroad, including with America Ballet Theatre.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Organic carrots and celery sold at Whole Foods Market in five states are being recalled amid a deadly E. coli outbreak that has stricken 39 people in 18 states.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of outbreak
Noun
  • Liverpool has bolstering online promotions and providing easier credit through its store card as well as launching omnichannel strategies to counter the insurgence of Chinese retail giant Shein.
    David Moin, WWD, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The Nigerian superstar further broadens his trademark fusion of amapiano and Afrobeats, establishing a new outpost in the styles’ insurgence into rap and pop.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 9 Aug. 2024
Definition of insurgence
Noun
  • The tussle on the Milwaukee-to-Dallas-Fort Worth flight is the latest example of apparent air passenger misbehavior – a problem that’s worsened for airlines since before the pandemic, with at least 1,854 incidents reported this year to the Federal Aviation Administration.
    Graham Hurley, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Under the Biden administration, Elon Musk felt that a lot of these regulatory agencies are staffed with people who are keeping a close eye over corporate misbehavior.
    Lavanya Ramanathan, Vox, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of misbehavior
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