Insubordinate

Quick meaning: Insubordinate is an adjective meaning Rebellious or defiant to authority; contumacious.

Meaning

Rebellious or defiant to authority; contumacious.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive) To rebel or defy authority.
2. A person who defies authority.

Example Sentences

I think it's moral to insubordinate against a controlling boss.

I remembered with confusion my insubordinate and stealthy conduct, and when I saw where it had brought me […] I felt ashamed to look him in the face.

Word Forms

• insubordinates
• insubordinating
• insubordinated

Synonyms for insubordinate

Depending on context, synonyms include unruly, contumacious, resistive, resistant, rebellious, mutinous.

Antonyms for insubordinate

Common opposites include subordinate, subjugate, obey.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include contumacious, rebellious, mutinous, resistant, unruly, resistive.

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