insubordination
adjectiveDivide insubordination into syllables:
in · sub · or · di · na · tion
How to pronounce insubordination:
Definition of insubordination:
- insubordination (adjective):
 - disobedient to authority
 
Synonyms for insubordination:
contrariness
contumacy
defiance
disobedience
disrespect
indiscipline
insurrection
intractability
mutinousness
mutiny
rebellion
rebelliousness
recalcitrance
refractoriness
revolt
riotousness
rudeness
sedition
ungovernability
unruliness
waywardness
willfulness
Antonyms for insubordination:
acceptance
accordance
acquiescence
agreement
amenability
amenableness
answer
approval
calm
care
caution
compliance
compliancy
conformability
conformity
cooperation
cowardice
deference
docility
duteousness
dutifulness
duty
fear
harmony
humility
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