Antonyms of adj unruly

3 senses of unruly

Sense 1
boisterous, rambunctious, robustious, rumbustious, unruly -- (noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline; "a boisterous crowd"; "a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand"; "a robustious group of teenagers"; "beneath the rumbustious surface of his paintings is sympathy for the vulnerability of ordinary human beings"; "an unruly class")

INDIRECT (VIA disorderly) -> orderly -- (devoid of violence or disruption; "an orderly crowd confronted the president")

Sense 2
disobedient, unruly -- (unwilling to submit to authority; "unruly teenagers")

INDIRECT (VIA insubordinate) -> subordinate -- (subject or submissive to authority or the control of another; "a subordinate kingdom")

Sense 3
indocile, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unruly -- (of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly")

INDIRECT (VIA unmanageable) -> manageable -- (capable of being managed or controlled)

Similarity of adj unruly

3 senses of unruly

Sense 1
boisterous, rambunctious, robustious, rumbustious, unruly -- (noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline; "a boisterous crowd"; "a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand"; "a robustious group of teenagers"; "beneath the rumbustious surface of his paintings is sympathy for the vulnerability of ordinary human beings"; "an unruly class")
       => disorderly (vs. orderly) -- (undisciplined and unruly; "disorderly youths"; "disorderly conduct")

Sense 2
disobedient, unruly -- (unwilling to submit to authority; "unruly teenagers")
       => insubordinate (vs. subordinate) -- (not submissive to authority; "a history of insubordinate behavior"; "insubordinate boys")

Sense 3
indocile, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unruly -- (of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly")
       => unmanageable (vs. manageable), difficult -- (hard to control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation")

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