INDISCIPLINE Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

indiscipline

noun

Definition of indiscipline

as in unrestraint

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Recent Examples of indiscipline Lucu's 14th-minute penalty gave France a 10-5 lead as New Zealand's indiscipline led to a series of penalty infringements. — ABC News, 4 July 2026 Despite missing four starters due to indiscipline, Cameroon were relentless in this World Cup quarter-final and England had an impervious Peter Shilton and David Platt — still euphoric from that volley against Belgium in the previous round — to thank for a fortunate 1-0 half-time lead. — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 18 June 2026 Trump demanded a renegotiation of NAFTA during his first term, but ultimately the Canadian negotiators were able to deal with the indiscipline and tumult of the chaotic administration. — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025 Wolves made the most of Bournemouth's indiscipline in their 1-0 win over the Cherries this past weekend, keeping things tight at the back and capitalizing on their opponents' mistakes. — Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for indiscipline

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Noun

As Kasubhai observed, despite its legal feebleness, Kennedy’s declaration and its explicit threat has had a concrete impact on the provision of gender-affirming services to American youths.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Signs of disease include warts on legs, crusty or swollen eyes, feebleness, a ruffled appearance, difficulty breathing, nasal discharge, and diarrhea.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026

Definition of feebleness

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Career Fit Is a Business Issue There is a persistent tendency in the legal profession to interpret difficulty in a role as a personal shortcoming.

— Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Some ergonomic shortcomings remain, such as the fact that its precious screen real estate can’t display Ferrari’s iconic tachometer and a GPS screen simultaneously.

— Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of shortcoming

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Kimi maxed out on demerits for handling of user data for training, while Copilot scored worst for direct handling of personalized data.

— Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026
Fresca Palapa drink stand at 2601 Preston Road scored three demerits and was temporarily closed after health inspectors noted water was not available in the kiosk and there was a lack of water in the three-compartment sink.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026

Definition of demerit

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Modern interpreters have read his 10 heads as signifying his vast knowledge of 10 sacred texts, or alternately his 10 ethical failings, but the Ramayana account describes him as 10-headed from birth.

— Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
The instinct for many researchers is to treat uncertainty as a failing, something to paper over before anyone notices.

— Aleeza Gerstein, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of failing

Noun

Rather, the term has come to stand for a range of attributes—intemperance, ordinariness, outsiderness, likability, spontaneity—that aren’t especially related philosophically, either to authenticity or to one another.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 5 June 2026
The power to issue absolute pardons, explicitly stipulated in the founding document, has been exploited with bipartisan intemperance.

— Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025

Definition of intemperance

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The thing that Gena is so brilliant at is exploiting the human voice, and the frailties of the voice and the strengths and the vulnerabilities.

— Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026
Even in defeat, Fulham succeeded in exposing frailties in Chelsea’s defensive structure at Craven Cottage.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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