Synonyms for insubordination
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The quality or state of being insubordinate; disobedience to lawful authority; specifically, an employee's failure or refusal to comply with a request or an assignment given by his/her supervisor.
Forms
- Plural
- insubordinations → mutinies, disobediences, rebellions, defiances…
Choose the right word
Insubordination is individual disobedience.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- rebellion Piercings can be a form of rebellion for teenagers.
- defiance His brazen act of defiance almost cost him his life.
- disobedience Your willful disobedience is what got you here.
- mutiny A mutiny on my ship? It's completely impossible.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| insubordination | steady | |
| rebellion | steady | |
| defiance | rising | |
| disobedience | steady | |
| mutiny | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- mutiny3
- 8 letters
- defiance3
- 9 letters
- rebellion3, contumacy
- 12 letters
- disobedience5
- 14 letters
- rebelliousness5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mutiny3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- insubordination
- Italiano
- insubordinazione
- Deutsch
- Insubordination