English adjective: insubordinate | |||
1. | insubordinate not submissive to authority | ||
Samples | A history of insubordinate behavior. Insubordinate boys. | ||
Similar | contumacious, disobedient, mutinous, rebellious, unruly | ||
See also | defiant, noncompliant | ||
Antonyms | subordinate | ||
2. | insubordinate disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority | ||
Synonyms | resistant, resistive | ||
Similar | defiant, noncompliant | ||
Antonyms | compliant | ||