insubordinate

in·sub·or·di·nate

adj
\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

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