| ADJECTIVE | all | insubordinate | not submissive to authority |
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| all | insubordinate, resistant, resistive | disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority |
| Sounds | ihnsahbao'rdahnaht; ihnsahbao'rdahney.t | |
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| Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... | |
| abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | ||
| Meaning | not submissive to authority. | |
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| Examples |
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| Narrower | contumacious | wilfully obstinate |
| disobedient, unruly | Unwilling to submit / submit to authority | |
| mutinous | disposed to or in a state of mutiny | |
| rebellious | resisting / resisting control or authority | |
| See also | defiant, noncompliant | boldly resisting authority or an opposing force |
| Opposite | subordinate | subject or submissive to authority or the control of another |
| Spanish | insubordinado | |
| Meaning | disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority. | |
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| Synonyms | resistant, resistive | |
| Broader | defiant, noncompliant | boldly resisting authority or an opposing force |
| Spanish | insubordinado, provocador, resistente, resistivo | |
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