insubordinate

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noun (1)

insubordination

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noun (2)

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of insubordinate
Adjective
Joey attempts to help Monica gain respect among the insubordinate kitchen staff at her new job, and things don't go well for Rachel when Chandler sets her up on a bad date with a colleague. Eric Todisco, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024 The police department says the most recent investigation showed Cpt. Danita Pettis was dishonest, entered false payroll information, and was insubordinate. Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024 If anything, Truman waited too long to do it after MacArthur failed to anticipate or even detect the Chinese intervention and then grew increasingly insubordinate, criticizing Truman and the Joint Chiefs of Staff in his communications with Congress. Mike Gallagher, Foreign Affairs, 26 July 2023 But even just with blueprints for the space, Culpepper tried to block out those moments in a way that made sense for the shifting power dynamics between would-be teacher and insubordinate student, alternating who appeared taller and more in control of the frame. Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 21 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for insubordinate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insubordinate
Adjective
  • Many historians estimate that at least 15 to 20 percent of the population remained loyal to the crown, some even taking up arms against their rebellious neighbors and fighting alongside the British.
    Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2025
  • Inspired by 1953’s The Wild One starring Marlon Brando, the song and video captures the rebellious spirit of the cult classic, with scenes of a motorcycle being driven on an open road and birds in flight.
    Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2025
Adjective
  • Yet none of this has dampened Mr. Trump’s enthusiasm for bringing U.S. influence to bear in trying to end the rebel incursion – in part because the fighting has affected a region that holds some of Congo’s main rare earth deposits.
    Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 12 June 2025
  • The legislature entertained several bills—including two from Sumner—to authorize the government to seize rebel property, including slaves.
    Zaakir Tameez June 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
Adjective
  • Kim Kardashian made a defiant walk into Paris' Palace of Justice in May, to face the criminals who held the reality star at gunpoint and robbed in 2016.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 6 June 2025
  • In curating the show, Moore sought to elevate artists whose work embodies this tension while also offering something tender, vulnerable, and defiant.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 5 June 2025

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“Insubordinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insubordinate. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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