unrebellious

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adjective

Not rebellious; free of rebellion

“She was a quiet, unrebellious child.”

OriginEnglish rebellious ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunrebellious (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot rebellious; free of rebellion

    She was a quiet, unrebellious child.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishrebellious
  9. Englishunrebellious

From un- + rebellious.

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APA

unrebellious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrebellious

MLA

“unrebellious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrebellious. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unrebellious,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrebellious.

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