What is another word for disobedience?
364 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ dˌɪsə͡ʊbˈiːdi͡əns], [ dˌɪsəʊbˈiːdiəns], [ d_ˌɪ_s_əʊ_b_ˈiː_d_iə_n_s]
Disobedience is the act of disregarding or deliberately defying orders or rules. There are many synonyms for disobedience, including rebellion, insubordination, resistance, defiance, noncompliance, recalcitrance, contumacy, and mutiny. Rebellion refers to an organized uprising against authority, while insubordination refers to a refusal to submit to authority or follow established rules. Resistance is a more passive form of disobedience, while defiance and noncompliance suggest a more active form of disobedience and a willingness to confront authority. Recalcitrance and contumacy refer to a stubborn refusal to obey orders or accept authority, while mutiny refers specifically to a revolt or rebellion by a group of subordinates against their commanding officer.
Synonyms for Disobedience:
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n.
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- resist .
- barratries ,
- dis obedience ,
- dis obediences ,
- dis regard ,
- dis regards ,
- dis-obedience ,
- dis-obediences ,
- dis-regard ,
- dis-regards ,
- in fraction ,
- in fractions ,
- in-fraction ,
- in-fractions ,
- non observance ,
- non observances ,
- non-observances ,
- nonobservances .
- anarchism ,
- disregard ,
- insubordination ,
- insurrection ,
- subversion ,
- traitorousness ,
- treachery ,
- treason .
- in subordination ,
- in subordinations ,
- in-subordination ,
- in-subordinations ,
- re volt ,
- re volts ,
- re volutions ,
- re-volt ,
- re-volts ,
- re-volution ,
- re-volutions ,
- refusal obey ,
- up rising ,
- up risings ,
- up-rising ,
- up-risings .
- bohemianisms ,
- contumaciousnesses ,
- dis affection ,
- dis affections ,
- dis agreement ,
- dis agreements ,
- dis approbation ,
- dis approbations ,
- dis approval ,
- dis approvals ,
- dis sent ,
- dis sents ,
- dis-affection ,
- dis-affections ,
- dis-agreement ,
- dis-agreements ,
- dis-approbation ,
- dis-approbations ,
- dis-approval ,
- dis-approvals ,
- dis-sent ,
- dis-sents ,
- hetero doxies ,
- hetero doxy ,
- hetero-doxies ,
- hetero-doxy ,
- iconoclasms ,
- mutinousnesses ,
- non acceptance ,
- non acceptances ,
- non agreement ,
- non agreements ,
- non conformities ,
- non conformity ,
- non consent ,
- non consents ,
- non-acceptances ,
- non-agreement ,
- non-agreements ,
- non-conformities ,
- non-consents ,
- nonacceptances ,
- nonagreements ,
- nonconsents ,
- recusances ,
- recusancies ,
- transgressivenesses ,
- un conventionalities ,
- un conventionality ,
- un orthodoxies ,
- un orthodoxy ,
- un-conventionalities ,
- un-conventionality ,
- un-orthodoxies ,
- un-orthodoxy ,
- unconventionalities .
- de merit ,
- de merits ,
- de-merit ,
- de-merits ,
- evil doings ,
- evil-doings ,
- mis deed ,
- mis deeds ,
- mis-deed ,
- mis-deeds ,
- peccabilities ,
- sinfulnesses ,
- un godliness ,
- un godlinesses ,
- un righteousness ,
- un righteousnesses ,
- un-godliness ,
- un-godlinesses ,
- un-righteousness ,
- un-righteousnesses ,
- ungodlinesses ,
- unrighteousnesses ,
- venialities ,
- wrongnesses .
Other synonyms:
- breach .
- wrong .
Other relevant words:
• dissent
• insubordination
• noun
- Abusing ,
- Averseness ,
- Breaching ,
- Contravening ,
- Cursoriness ,
- Declinature ,
- Disallowance ,
- Disclamation ,
- Disobeying ,
- Disrelish ,
- Grudgingness ,
- Ignoring ,
- Indisposedness ,
- Indocility ,
- Infringing ,
- Insubmission ,
- Insurgence ,
- Mutinousness ,
- Nolition ,
- Non-observance ,
- Nonobedience ,
- Perfunctoriness ,
- Renitence ,
- Renitency ,
- Sulks ,
- Unaccountability ,
- Unconformity ,
- Violating ,
- abnegation ,
- abuse ,
- antipathy ,
- aversion ,
- backwardness ,
- badness ,
- balkiness ,
- breach of law ,
- break ,
- breaking ,
- contempt ,
- contradiction ,
- contrariness ,
- contumacy ,
- crime ,
- declension ,
- declination ,
- declining ,
- delinquency ,
- denial ,
- deprivation ,
- dereliction ,
- disagreement ,
- disclaimer ,
- disinclination ,
- disorderliness ,
- disorderly conduct ,
- disregarding ,
- dissent ,
- distaste ,
- error ,
- failure ,
- fall from grace ,
- fault ,
- foot-dragging ,
- fractiousness ,
- holding back ,
- illicitness ,
- indiscipline ,
- indisposition ,
- insurgency ,
- interregnum ,
- intractability ,
- intractableness ,
- irresponsibility ,
- lack of enthusiasm ,
- lapse ,
- lawbreaking ,
- lawlessness ,
- license ,
- licentiousness ,
- misbehaviour ,
- mischievousness ,
- misconduct ,
- misdeed ,
- misdemeanour ,
- monkey business ,
- naughtiness ,
- nay ,
- negation ,
- negative ,
- nix ,
- non-cooperation ,
- nonacceptance ,
- nonconformance ,
- nonconsent ,
- obstinacy ,
- obstreperousness ,
- offence ,
- offense ,
- opposition ,
- original sin ,
- passive resistance ,
- perversity ,
- power vacuum ,
- rebelling ,
- rebelliousness ,
- recalcitrance ,
- recalcitrancy ,
- recantation ,
- recusancy ,
- refractoriness ,
- refusal ,
- rejection ,
- reluctance ,
- repudiation ,
- repugnance ,
- resistance ,
- retention ,
- revolt ,
- revolution ,
- riot ,
- rowdyism ,
- sabotage ,
- sin ,
- slowness ,
- strike ,
- stubbornness ,
- sulk ,
- sulkiness ,
- sullenness ,
- thumbs-down ,
- trespass ,
- turndown ,
- uncooperativeness ,
- unenthusiasm ,
- unresponsiveness ,
- unrestraint ,
- unruliness ,
- unwillingness ,
- violence ,
- waywardness ,
- willfulness ,
- withholding ,
- wrongdoing .
- Barratry ,
- Bohemianism ,
- Buffooneries ,
- Contumaciousness ,
- Fooleries ,
- Gluttonies ,
- Peccability ,
- Torts ,
- Veniality ,
- absurdness ,
- breaking of the law ,
- breaking the law ,
- buffoonery ,
- carnal sin ,
- carrying-on ,
- carryings-on ,
- clowning around ,
- eating apple ,
- eating the apple ,
- evil doing ,
- evil-doing ,
- fall of man ,
- foolery ,
- gluttony ,
- heterodoxies ,
- heterodoxy ,
- hokey-pokey ,
- hokeypokey ,
- horse feathers ,
- iconoclasm ,
- inborn tendency ,
- mischief-making ,
- mortal sin ,
- mutiny ,
- neglect ,
- non-acceptance ,
- non-conformity ,
- non-consent ,
- nonagreement ,
- noncompliance ,
- nonsense ,
- rebellion ,
- recusance ,
- refusal to obey ,
- risings ,
- sedition ,
- silliness ,
- sinfulness ,
- strangeness ,
- tort ,
- transgression ,
- transgressiveness ,
- unconventionality ,
- ungodliness ,
- unorthodoxies ,
- unorthodoxy ,
- unrighteousness ,
- uprising ,
- wrongness .
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How to use "Disobedience" in context?
Disobedience is often seen as a bad thing, and is often punished in schools and workplaces. But disobedience can be a good thing, and can lead to improvements in our lives. Disobedience can be a sign of strength, courage, and intelligence. Disobedience can be a form of protest or dissent. Disobedience can lead to creativity, change, and new knowledge. Disobedience can help us learn and grow. Disobedience can be a sign of rebellion, but it can also be a sign of strength, courage, and intelligence. Disobedience can be a form of protest or dissent.
Paraphrases for Disobedience:
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
revolt.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
defiance, insubordination, insurgency, insurrection, mutiny, sedition.
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Noun, singular or mass
Hyponym for Disobedience:
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attribute
intractability, intractableness.
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