INSUBORDINATION Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word insubordination. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for INSUBORDINATION
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rebelliousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude • an insubordinate act | ||||||||
defiance | nounn | |||||||
noun • intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude • a hostile challenge • a defiant act | ||||||||
disobedience | nounn | |||||||
noun • the failure to obey • the trait of being unwilling to obey | ||||||||
impudence | nounn | |||||||
noun • an impudent statement • the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties | ||||||||
insurrection | nounn | |||||||
noun • organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another | ||||||||
mutiny | nounn | |||||||
noun • open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers) verb • engage in a mutiny against an authority | ||||||||
resist | verbv | |||||||
verb • elude, especially in a baffling way • stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something • express opposition through action or words • withstand the force of something • resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ • refuse to comply | ||||||||
revolt | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another verb • make revolution • fill with distaste • cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of |