insubordinate

Definitions

Defiant of authority; disobedient to orders.

Refusing to obey the rules or the people in charge.

Examples

The soldier was disciplined for his insubordinate behavior toward his commanding officer.

The manager fired the employee for being consistently insubordinate and refusing to follow company policies.

Synonyms

defiant rebellious mutinous disobedient unruly insurgent recalcitrant

Antonyms

obedient submissive compliant dutiful deferential subservient tractable