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obstreperous
Meaning: noisy, unruly, and difficult to control
obstreperous in a sentence
How obstreperous is used in real sentences:
The obstreperous crowd drowned out the speaker's opening remarks.
The substitute teacher struggled to settle the obstreperous class after lunch.
“An obstreperous witness had shouted through the trial, drawing attention from a quiet customs officer who contradicted the government's timeline.”
— from the passage The Weight of Fifteen Years
“My younger brother Theo, already restless from an hour of silence, became obstreperous when a servant removed his untouched pudding.”
— from the passage The Empty Chair
Synonyms for obstreperous
Other words for obstreperous — unruly, boisterous and disruptive — carry the same meaning.
- unruly
- boisterous
- disruptive
Antonyms of obstreperous
Words that mean the opposite of obstreperous:
Where it comes from
From Latin obstrepere, meaning 'to make a noise against.'
Memory hook
OBSTREPEROUS sounds like 'up-stir uproar': obstreperous people stir up noisy trouble.
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