What is another word for insubordinate?
Pronunciation:
[ ˌɪnsəbˈɔːdɪnət], [ ˌɪnsəbˈɔːdɪnət], [ ˌɪ_n_s_ə_b_ˈɔː_d_ɪ_n_ə_t]
Synonyms for Insubordinate:
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adj.
• defiant- audacious ,
- bold ,
- challenging ,
- conflicting ,
- confrontational ,
- daring ,
- dissenting ,
- insolent ,
- insubmissive ,
- insurgent ,
- obstinate ,
- rebellious ,
- resistant ,
- stubborn ,
- reckless .
- Disobeying ,
- Disregardful ,
- Misbehaving ,
- disloyal ,
- intractable ,
- mischievous ,
- nonconformist ,
- nonobservant ,
- out of control ,
- seditious ,
- subversive ,
- traitorous ,
- treacherous ,
- undisciplined ,
- ungovernable ,
- unmanageable ,
- unruly ,
- wayward .
- arrogant ,
- brash ,
- brazen ,
- callous ,
- candid ,
- cheeky ,
- contemptuous ,
- derisive ,
- discourteous ,
- disrespectful ,
- flagrant ,
- flipper ,
- impertinent ,
- impolite ,
- irreverent ,
- mouthy ,
- off-base ,
- out-of-line ,
- outrageous ,
- outspoken ,
- presumptuous ,
- rude ,
- sacrilegious ,
- sarcastic ,
- saucy ,
- smart alecky ,
- Procacious .
- Non-conforming ,
- anti pathetic ,
- anti thetical ,
- anti-pathetic ,
- anti-thetical ,
- dis sentient ,
- dis-sentient ,
- head strong ,
- in consistent ,
- in subordinate ,
- in tractable ,
- in-consistent ,
- in-subordinate ,
- in-tractable ,
- more anti ,
- more clashing ,
- more contrariant ,
- more dissentient ,
- more paradoxical ,
- more recusant ,
- more reverse ,
- more wrongheaded ,
- most anti ,
- most clashing ,
- most contrariant ,
- most dissentient ,
- most opposed ,
- most paradoxical ,
- most recusant ,
- most reverse ,
- most wrongheaded ,
- non conforming ,
- non conformist ,
- re verse ,
- re-verse .
- more contending ,
- more insurrectionary ,
- more troublemaking ,
- most contending ,
- most insurrectionary ,
- most troublemaking ,
- tumultous tumultuous ,
- tumultous-tumultuous ,
- tumultoustumultuous .
- dis ordered ,
- dis-ordered ,
- in fringing ,
- in-fringing ,
- more anarchic ,
- more anarchistic ,
- more infringing ,
- more piratical ,
- more terrorizing ,
- more unpeaceful ,
- most anarchic ,
- most anarchistic ,
- most infringing ,
- most piratical ,
- most terrorizing ,
- most unpeaceful ,
- un civilized ,
- un cultivated ,
- un peaceful ,
- un tamed ,
- un-civilized ,
- un-cultivated ,
- un-peaceful ,
- un-restrained ,
- un-tamed ,
- untamed .
- dis loyal ,
- dis-loyal ,
- more rioting ,
- most rioting ,
- un governable ,
- un manageable ,
- un-governable ,
- un-manageable .
- ex asperating ,
- ex-asperating ,
- impish ,
- in decorous ,
- in-decorous ,
- more exasperating ,
- more rascally ,
- most exasperating ,
- most rascally ,
- teasing .
- farout ,
- more extremist ,
- more freethinking ,
- more leftist ,
- more ultraist ,
- most extremist ,
- most freethinking ,
- most leftist ,
- most ultraist ,
- un compromising ,
- un-compromising .
- more undisciplinable ,
- more withstanding ,
- most undisciplinable ,
- most withstanding ,
- un disciplinable ,
- un willing ,
- un-disciplinable ,
- un-willing ,
- with standing ,
- with-standing .
- in-exorable ,
- more cussed ,
- more self willed ,
- more self-willed ,
- more selfwilled ,
- more stiff necked ,
- more stiff-necked ,
- more stiffnecked ,
- most cussed ,
- most hardheaded ,
- most self willed ,
- most self-willed ,
- most selfwilled ,
- most stiff necked ,
- most stiff-necked ,
- most stiffnecked ,
- self willed ,
- selfwilled ,
- set in one ways ,
- set in ones ways ,
- set in ways ,
- set one ways ,
- set one's ways ,
- set ones ways ,
- set ways ,
- single minded ,
- stiff necked ,
- stiffnecked ,
- un bending ,
- un reasonable ,
- un-bending ,
- un-reasonable ,
- un-shakable .
- more apostate ,
- more betraying ,
- more double crossing ,
- more double-crossing ,
- more doublecrossing ,
- more two timing ,
- more two-timing ,
- more twotiming ,
- more undutiful ,
- more unpatriotic ,
- most apostate ,
- most betraying ,
- most double crossing ,
- most double-crossing ,
- most doublecrossing ,
- most two timing ,
- most two-timing ,
- most twotiming ,
- most undutiful ,
- most unpatriotic ,
- two faced ,
- twofaced ,
- un dutiful ,
- un faithful ,
- un patriotic ,
- un truer ,
- un truest ,
- un-dutiful ,
- un-faithful ,
- un-patriotic ,
- un-truer ,
- un-truest ,
- unpatriotic .
- ex cited ,
- ex-cited ,
- more foaming ,
- more roughhouse ,
- more storming ,
- more termagant ,
- most foaming ,
- most roughhouse ,
- most storming ,
- most termagant ,
- un bridled ,
- un controlled ,
- un-bridled ,
- un-controlled .
- lacking self control ,
- lacking selfcontrol ,
- un disciplined ,
- un governed ,
- un trained ,
- un-disciplined ,
- un-governed ,
- un-trained .
- in corrigible ,
- in temperate ,
- in-corrigible ,
- in-temperate ,
- out control ,
- out line ,
- un controllable ,
- un-controllable .
- de based ,
- de generate ,
- de graded ,
- de moralized ,
- de-based ,
- de-generate ,
- de-graded ,
- de-moralized ,
- in decent ,
- in famous ,
- in-decent ,
- more contaminated ,
- re prehensible ,
- re probate ,
- re-prehensible ,
- re-probate ,
- un principled ,
- un-principled .
- cross grained ,
- in-constant ,
- more cross grained ,
- more cross-grained ,
- more crossgrained ,
- most cross grained ,
- most cross-grained ,
- most crossgrained ,
- self indulgent ,
- selfindulgent ,
- un dependable ,
- un predictable ,
- un stable ,
- un stabler ,
- un stablest ,
- un-dependable ,
- un-predictable ,
- un-stable ,
- un-stabler ,
- un-stablest .
Other synonyms:
- lawless .
Other relevant words:
- Breachy ,
- Frondeur ,
- Incompliant ,
- Reinless ,
- Resisting ,
- Restiff ,
- Revolter ,
- Unfilial ,
- Unreined ,
- Unrestrainable ,
- adamant ,
- aggressive ,
- agitator ,
- antagonistic ,
- bad ,
- badly behaved ,
- belligerent ,
- boisterous ,
- brassy ,
- brawler ,
- contumacious ,
- crude ,
- delinquent ,
- derelict ,
- disaffected ,
- disorderly ,
- dissentious ,
- dissident ,
- errant ,
- extremist ,
- firm ,
- fractious ,
- free ,
- fresh ,
- gutsy ,
- headstrong ,
- heady ,
- hostile ,
- ill-behaved ,
- immovable ,
- immune ,
- impatient ,
- impetuous ,
- impudent ,
- incorrigible ,
- indocile ,
- inflexible ,
- insulting ,
- insurrectional ,
- insurrectionary ,
- insurrectionist ,
- insusceptible ,
- irresponsible ,
- licentious ,
- lively ,
- malcontent ,
- maverick ,
- mutineer ,
- naughty ,
- non-compliant ,
- noncompliant ,
- noncooperative ,
- obstreperous ,
- offensive ,
- pert ,
- perverse ,
- pugnacious ,
- rampant ,
- rebel ,
- recusant ,
- refractory ,
- refuse ,
- remiss ,
- repellent ,
- resistive ,
- restive ,
- revolutionary ,
- revolutionist ,
- rioter ,
- riotous ,
- rowdy ,
- seditions ,
- self-willed ,
- spunky ,
- stiff ,
- stormy ,
- stroppy ,
- tempestuous ,
- tolerant ,
- traitor ,
- tumultuous ,
- turbulent ,
- unaccountable ,
- unbending ,
- unbridled ,
- unchecked ,
- uncivil ,
- uncompliant ,
- uncomplying ,
- uncontrollable ,
- uncontrolled ,
- unconventional ,
- uncooperative ,
- uncurbed ,
- undutiful ,
- unfettered ,
- ungoverned ,
- unregulated ,
- unrestrained ,
- unrestricted ,
- unshackled ,
- unsubmissive ,
- untrammelled ,
- unyielding ,
- uproarious ,
- violent ,
- wicked ,
- wild ,
- wildcat ,
- wilful ,
- willful ,
- wise .
- Contrariant ,
- Crossgrained ,
- Ultraist ,
- anarchic ,
- anarchical ,
- anarchistic ,
- anti ,
- brassbound ,
- contrary ,
- cross-grained ,
- defiant ,
- die hard ,
- disobedient ,
- dissentient ,
- factious ,
- freethinking ,
- head-strong ,
- lacking self-control ,
- leftist ,
- mule ,
- mutinous ,
- non-conformist ,
- out of line ,
- paradoxical ,
- piratical ,
- rascally ,
- recalcitrant ,
- set in one's ways ,
- singleminded ,
- stiff-necked ,
- termagant ,
- treasonable ,
- treasonous ,
- troublemaking ,
- unbendable ,
- undisciplinable ,
- unpeaceful ,
- wrongheaded .
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How to use "Insubordinate" in context?
Insubordinate describes someone who doesn't follow the rules or who challenges authority. It can also describe a person who rebels against authority. A person who is insubordinate is usually not a team player, and they may not follow the same rules as everyone else. They may also be uncooperative or unwilling to follow orders.
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