insubordination

Noun

Meaning

The quality of being insubordinate; disobedience to lawful authority.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

rebelliousness revolution insurrection subversion naughtiness resistance opposition revolt rebellion uprising riot dissent misconduct mutiny insurgency
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Antonyms

subordination empire self-control loyalty resignation compliance
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Hypernyms

resistance defiance rebelliousness

Hyponyms

disobedience noncompliance contumacy

Related terms

order ordinal ordinary coordinate subordinate coordination

Phrases with the word

outright insubordination

Examples

Curiosity is insubordination in its purest form. Vladimir Nabokov

Every great work of art ... is a celebration, an act of insubordination against the betrayals, horrors and infidelities of life. Azar Nafisi

Hughes, who had entered the space program from astrophysics, came with a very good record, in fact a brilliant one. This troubled many of his military superiors, to whom high intelligence was a code word for instability and insubordination. Ursula K. Le Guin

Jellicoe had all the Nelsonic attributes except one - he is totally wanting in the great gift of Insubordination. John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher

Boldness, without the rules of propriety, becomes insubordination. Confucius

"Advocacy for people of color, especially Black people, will look like insubordination to many people. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

insubordinated insubordinately insubordinateness Insubres Insubria Insubrian