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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