insolents

Definition of insolentsnext
plural of insolent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for insolents
Noun
  • This happens often enough when one administration succeeds another, to be sure, with the new team insisting that its predecessors were idiots, but the Hegseth Pentagon carries such insults to a new level.
    Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
  • As Venus points out in his confessional, the problem here is Marcus, who keeps making both of them look like idiots.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The Dilbert principle — traced back to a quote in a 1995 strip — posited that managers and higher-ups are actually successful morons whose stubbornness is confused for real leadership qualities.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Overwhelmingly, though, the most common response was to seek confirmation of their suspicions that Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were morons.
    Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The agent’s ability to boost productivity is obvious as users offload tedious nuisances to Moltbot, helping to realize the dream of AI evangelists.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
  • City leaders say vacant properties can often lead to neighborhood nuisances.
    James Taylor, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • But hey, at least these dopes get a periodic recess, right?
    David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Tyler has been off planting a false trail that the cops immediately fall for because Jericho law enforcement is three Normie dopes in a trench coat.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • While valley farmers are used to dealing with droughts and invasive pests, there's now a growing concern over politics impacting their profits.
    James Taylor, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Turn a Blind Eye to Voles Voles are mouse-like rodent pests that can damage your grass.
    David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Morton kosher salt; process until nuts are very finely chopped, about 30 seconds.
    Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Granola One of the original ‘health foods,’ granola contains many nutritious ingredients, such as oats, nuts, and seeds.
    Sarah Anzlovar, Verywell Health, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Terroir doesn’t just belong to wine snobs, because apparently Ethiopia owns it.
    John Noakes, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
  • O’Hara relished playing deluded snobs like this wealthy Manhattanite with artistic ambitions from director Tim Burton’s horror comedy about two dead owners of a country house who want to drive out its new buyers.
    Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Woke scolds and anti-woke dolts alike objected to the image of Carpenter kneeling in front of a man who appears to be using her hair as a leash.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Insolents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insolents. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.

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