obstreperous

Speech parts

1. obstreperous - Adjective

2. obstreperous - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; clamorous; noisy; vociferous.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

difficult naughty wild contrary loud turbulent awkward rebellious noisy disruptive troublesome tumultuous refractory uncontrollable unruly
Show all synonyms

Antonyms

good artistic quiet advantageous compliant orderly
Show all antonyms

Examples

You can't make everybody laugh. You gotta just do what you think is funny. Just be obstreperous to everybody. Colin Quinn

kept up an obstreperous clamor Source: Internet

obstreperous boys Source: Internet

Ali bin Abdullah's increasing financial difficulties and inability to control striking oil workers and obstreperous sheikhs led him to succumb to British pressure. Source: Internet

Hitchcock describes him as obstreperous, inflexible, and unwilling to compromise his positions, but he also portrays him as an "extraordinary figure and a fascinating man who had a lot of courage and a lot of guts". Source: Internet

I took me back to my college days, reading Faulkner, book after book, lounging in the cafeteria where the obstreperous students jostled the hard plastic chairs, abrading the newly buffed linoleum floors. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

obstrepalous obstreperate obstreperosity obstreperously obstreperousness obstriction