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Antonyms for insubordinate

Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-suh-bawr-dn-it
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn səˈbɔr dn ɪt

Definition of insubordinate

Origin :
  • 1849, on model of French insubordonné (1789); from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + subordinate. Related: Insubordinately.
  • adj rebellious
Example sentences :
  • A mistake; they lack only the right of arbitrarily dismissing the insubordinate.
  • Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
  • In the meantime, the men grew more and more intractable and insubordinate.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
  • "You are insubordinate," said the Legate, of a sudden very cold.
  • Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
  • You have been insubordinate when you should not only have been orderly, but have enforced orderliness in others.
  • Extract from : « Love-at-Arms » by Raphael Sabatini
  • Nothing rude, boisterous, insubordinate, or unkind appeared from any.
  • Extract from : « The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences » by Hosea Quinby
  • He was well-educated, but of a surly disposition and insubordinate.
  • Extract from : « Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman » by J. H. (James Harvey) Kidd
  • Usually the crews thus obtained were treacherous and insubordinate.
  • Extract from : « The Naval History of the United States » by Willis J. Abbot.
  • In a moment Miss Jemima had forgotten her insubordinate cook.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Shoemaker » by J. W. Keyworth
  • By evening, however, the insubordinate and troublesome had been quieted.
  • Extract from : « The Cosmic Computer » by Henry Beam Piper
  • It was manifest that the least indication of an insubordinate spirit would lead to instant death.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago » by John S. C. Abbott

Synonyms for insubordinate

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