Synonyms for disobedient
- adjective
Most common
rebellious unruly obstinate insubordinate undutiful uncomplying
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Insubordinate
insubordinate, rebellious, obstinate, unruly, wayward, defiant, recalcitrant, willful US, wilful UK, self-willed, stubborn, naughty, headstrong, refractory, ungovernable, perverse, fractious, restive, contrary, contumacious, unsubmissive, indocile, mutinous
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not obedient.
Example sentences
- rebellious Among the people, rebellious sentiments are growing.
- unruly The police managed to corral the unruly crowd.
- obstinate I've heard that Tom and Mary are quite obstinate.
- insubordinate Why are you so insubordinate to your boss?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| disobedient | rising | |
| rebellious | rising | |
| unruly | rising | |
| obstinate | steady | |
| insubordinate | steady | |
| undutiful | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- unruly3, wilful, remiss2
- 7 letters
- naughty2, defiant3, wayward2, willful2, restive2
- 8 letters
- contrary3, stubborn2, perverse2, derelict3, mutinous3, indocile
- 9 letters
- obstinate3, fractious2, undutiful
- 10 letters
- rebellious3, refractory4, headstrong2
- 11 letters
- uncomplying
- 12 letters
- recalcitrant4, ungovernable5, contumacious, unsubmissive
- 13 letters
- insubordinate5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unruly3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- désobéissant
- Italiano
- disobbediente
- Deutsch
- widerspenstig