outlaw · rulebreaker · maverick · disobeys · violates · forbidden · taboo · reckless · wild · unruly · mischief · troublemaker · crosses the line · loophole · sneaky · daring · bold · lawless
breaks the rulesconforms
Matches expected standards
falls in line · fits in · goes along · submits · cooperates
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Related — rebels (Armed opposition fighters); defies (Openly resists or challenges); cheats (Deceives for advantage); bends · transgresses · outlaw · rulebreaker · maverick · disobeys · violates · forbidden · taboo · reckless
compliancebreaks the rules ≠ complies Follows a directive; toes the line · colors inside the lines · conforms · obeys
moral stancebreaks the rules ≠ does the right thing Behaves morally or appropriately; walks the line
social conformitybreaks the rules ≠ conforms Matches expected standards; falls in line · fits in · goes along · submits · cooperates
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/breaks_the_rules