insubordinate 1
adjectivedomain: all adj
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
not submissive to authority
Examples
- 1.a history of insubordinate behavior
- 2.insubordinate boys
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EnglishAntonym
subordinate 2
adjective
subject or submissive to authority or the control of another
Also see
defiant 1
adjective
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
Similar_to
contumacious 1
adjective
wilfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient
disobedient 2
adjective
unwilling to submit to authority
mutinous 1
adjective
disposed to or in a state of mutiny
rebellious 1
adjective
resisting control or authority
