| 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 | ||