insubordinate (Meaning)
insubordinate (a)
not submissive to authority
insubordinate (s)
disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
insubordinate (a.)
Not submitting to authority; disobedient; rebellious; mutinous.
Synonyms & Antonyms of insubordinate
Synonyms:
- pigheaded
- self-willed
- immovable
- undisciplined
- errant
- adamantine
- ungracious
- uncouth
- disrespectful
- monkeying
- wild
- recusant
- froward
- headstrong
- uncontrollable
- obdurate
- unmanageable
- insolent
- nonconformist
- rude
- unyielding
- inflexible
- disorderly
- uncooperative
- uncivil
- bad
- impertinent
- wrongheaded
- hardheaded
- resistant
- pertinacious
- fractious
- misbehaving
- inconsiderate
- noncooperative
- uncompromising
- discourteous
- negativistic
- unbending
- unmannerly
- impudent
- opinionated
- mulish
- impolite
- obstinate
- perverse
- ornery
- implacable
- peevish
Antonyms:
insubordinate Sentence Examples
- The insubordinate employee repeatedly defied his supervisor's orders, leading to his dismissal.
- The prisoners exhibited insubordinate behavior, refusing to follow the guards' instructions.
- The child's insubordinate attitude towards his parents caused constant conflicts within the family.
- The soldiers' insubordination resulted in a mutiny against their commanding officer.
- The teacher faced challenges with an insubordinate student who disrupted the classroom.
- The CEO's insubordinate behavior towards the board of directors led to his resignation.
- The rebellious teenagers displayed insubordinate actions towards authority figures.
- The insubordinate crew of the ship posed a threat to the captain's control.
- The inmate's insubordinate behavior earned him additional time in solitary confinement.
- The employee's insubordination breached company policy and led to disciplinary action.
FAQs About the word insubordinate
not submissive to authority, disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authorityNot submitting to authority; disobedient; rebellious; mutinous.
rebellious, rebel, defiant, wayward, unruly, balky, dogged, disobedient, refractory, insurgent
tractable, amenable, amiable, compliant, amenable, submissive, compliant, docile, obedient, amiable
The insubordinate employee repeatedly defied his supervisor's orders, leading to his dismissal.
The prisoners exhibited insubordinate behavior, refusing to follow the guards' instructions.
The child's insubordinate attitude towards his parents caused constant conflicts within the family.
The soldiers' insubordination resulted in a mutiny against their commanding officer.
