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Disobedient vs Restive - What's the difference?

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Disobedient is a synonym of restive.


As adjectives the difference between disobedient and restive

is that disobedient is not obedient while restive is impatient under delay, duress, or control.

disobedient

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not obedient.

    • Derived terms

    * disobediently

    Related terms

    * disobedience

    restive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Impatient under delay, duress, or control.
  • * 1914 , :
    • The horses were now more restive than ever, and Johann was trying to hold them in.
  • *
  • Resistant of control; stubborn.
  • *
    • Yet I am of opinion, this defect arises chiefly from a perverse, restive disposition; for they are cunning, malicious, treacherous, and revengeful.
  • Refusing to move, especially in a forward direction.

    • Synonyms

    * (impatient under duress) anxious, champing at the bit, fidgety, restless, uneasy * (resistant of control) disobedient, rebellious, recalcitrant, refractory, uncooperative, unruly * (refusing to move) balky

    Derived terms

    * restively * restiveness

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