Nearby Words
adjective
1.
not submitting to authority; disobedient: an insubordinate soldier.
2.
not lower.
noun
3.
a person who is insubordinate.
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Insubordinate
has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells. |
| an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language. |
Related forms
in·sub·or·di·nate·ly, adverb
in·sub·or·di·na·tion, noun
Synonyms
1. refractory, defiant, insolent.
1. refractory, defiant, insolent.
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Example Sentences
- Speaking truth to power has nothing whatever to do with giving insubordinate interviews to popular magazines.
- In the wrong environment, your innately contrarian spirit may be perceived as hostile or even insubordinate.
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Word Origin & History
insubordinate
1849, on model of Fr. insubordonné (1781), from in- (1) "not" + subordinate (q.v.).
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