insubordinate

in·sub·or·di·nate

adjective \ˌin(t)-sə-ˈbȯr-də-nət, -ˈbȯrd-nət\

Definition of INSUBORDINATE

: disobedient to authority

— insubordinate noun

— in·sub·or·di·nate·ly adverb

— in·sub·or·di·na·tion \-ˌbȯr-də-ˈnā-shən\ noun

Examples of INSUBORDINATE

1. His behavior was unprofessional and insubordinate.
2. <the junior officer was court-martialed for being insubordinate>

First Known Use of INSUBORDINATE

circa 1828

Related to INSUBORDINATE

Synonyms

balky, contrary, contumacious, defiant, froward, incompliant, disobedient, intractable, obstreperous, rebel, rebellious, recalcitrant, recusant, refractory, restive, ungovernable, unruly, untoward, wayward, willful (or wilful)

Antonyms

amenable, biddable, compliant, conformable, docile, obedient, ruly, submissive, tractable

Related Words

noncooperative, uncooperative; insurgent, mutinous; adamant, adamantine, dogged, hardheaded, headstrong, immovable, implacable, inflexible, mulish, negativistic, obdurate, obstinate, opinionated, peevish, pertinacious, pigheaded, rigid, self-willed, stubborn, unbending, uncompromising, unrelenting, unyielding; fractious, restive, uncontrollable, unmanageable, wild; perverse, resistant, wrongheaded; bad, disorderly, errant, misbehaving, mischievous, monkeying, monkeyish, naughty; undisciplined; dissident, nonconformist; discourteous, disrespectful, ill-bred, ill-mannered, ill-natured, impertinent, impolite, impudent, inconsiderate, insolent, ornery, rude, uncivil, uncouth, ungracious, unmannerly

Near Antonyms

acquiescent, agreeable, amiable, cooperative, deferential, obliging; yielding; behaved, disciplined, well-bred; courteous, polite, respectful; kowtowing, obsequious, servile, slavish, subservient; decorous, mannerly, orderly, proper; controllable, governable, manageable, trainable