1. (adj)insubordinate not submissive to authority Synonyms: resistant, resistive Antonyms: subject, subservient, dependent, ruled, compliant, subordinate, feudatory
2. (adj)insubordinate, resistant, resistive disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority Synonyms: immune, tolerant, resistant, repellent, insubordinate, resistive Antonyms: compliant, ruled, subordinate, subject, dependent, feudatory, subservient
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'insubordinate'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. insubordinate Rebellious signifies being in a state of rebellion (see REBELLION under REVOLUTION), and is even extended to inanimate things that resist control or adaptation to human use. Ungovernable applies Synonyms: rebellious, contumacious, mutinous, uncontrollable, disobedient, refractory, ungovernable, insubordinate, seditious, unmanageable, intractable Antonyms: compliant, docile, manageable, subservient, controllable, dutiful, obedient, tractable, deferential, gentle, submissive, yielding