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Disobedient is an English word with synonyms like obstinate or bad. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Disobedient in a sentence

Disobedient meaning

Not obedient.

Synonyms of Disobedient

obstinate bad recusant wilful willful self-willed headstrong froward recalcitrant refractory fractious wayward perverse contrary defiant

Related words

Other words often associated with Disobedient or its synonyms:

unfavorable voluntary noncompliant stubborn intractable intentional unfavourable stroppy unyielding objector good unspeakable

Using Disobedient

  • The main meaning on this page is: Not obedient.
  • Useful related words include: obstinate, bad, recusant, wilful.
  • In the example corpus, disobedient often appears in combinations such as: disobedient to, their disobedient, was disobedient.

Context around Disobedient

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 9 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

themselves 1× persistently 1× frightened 1× punished 1×

Often after:

students 2× family 1× arrogant 1× protesters 1× drivers 1× towards 1× children 1× characters 1× wives 1× boys 1×

Sentence patterns with Disobedient

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and frightened disobedient boys and 1× and the disobedient to the 1× and was disobedient to his 1× are found disobedient 4 34 1× become very disobedient arrogant and 1× being themselves disobedient to abdu 1× disobedient drivers will 1× eve was disobedient for she 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and he shall 1× as a result 1× as for women 1× barker the brontës 1× but whoever disbelieved 1× callimachus said that 1×

Common sentence endings:

abintse without provocations 1× and tormented her 1× boys and girls 1× by road chiefs 1× chose the latter 1× defoe daniel 1728 1×

Words around Disobedient

Just before it in the word index:

disobediences 2 disobedience 203 disneyworld 9 disneytoon 2 disneysea 5 disneynow 4

Just after it in the word index:

disobey 41 disobeyed 57 disobeying 76 disobeys 12 disodium 5 dison 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aapi 29 aarey 29 aberdare 29 academician 29 acquaint 29 actuaries 29

Corpus analysis for Disobedient

  • In this selection, "disobedient" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, themselves, persistently, frightened, students, family and arrogant stand out and add context to how "disobedient" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and frightened disobedient boys and and and the disobedient to the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "disobedient" sits close to words such as aapi, aarey and aberdare, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with disobedient

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Occasionally, old people donned sheets and frightened disobedient boys and girls. (11 words)

Rules that even instructed parents to stone their disobedient children in the street. (13 words)

But whoever disbelieved after this, they are the Fasiqun (rebellious and disobedient to Allah). (14 words)

Longer example sentences

And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. (41 words)

Governor Darius has encouraged and sponsored the Jukuns in Benue State to become very disobedient, arrogant and take up arms against the Tiv within Abintse to the extent that, they ‘ve burnt down the Tiv people around Abintse without provocations. (40 words)

Presumably being faced with a choice between shunning their disobedient family members and being themselves disobedient to `Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi, his cousins, aunts and uncles chose the latter. (31 words)

Example sentences (20)

Presumably being faced with a choice between shunning their disobedient family members and being themselves disobedient to `Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi, his cousins, aunts and uncles chose the latter.

Governor Darius has encouraged and sponsored the Jukuns in Benue State to become very disobedient, arrogant and take up arms against the Tiv within Abintse to the extent that, they ‘ve burnt down the Tiv people around Abintse without provocations.

Police admitted using tear gas and stun grenades to disperse what they called "disobedient" protesters in the eastern city of Gomel on Sunday.

As for women, the Quran promotes that they are inferior to men and their husbands have the right to scourge them if they are found disobedient (4:34).

But whoever disbelieved after this, they are the Fasiqun (rebellious and disobedient to Allah).

Disobedient drivers will be slapped with £100 fines and three penalty points under the controversial new system being laid out by road chiefs.

He also appeared to threaten to tell her mother if she was “disobedient” towards him.

Rules that even instructed parents to stone their disobedient children in the street.

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She disobedient a lot of times but a mi daughter and mi love her bad.

Most recently, Mr. Elrufai told everyone that it was President Muhammadu Buhari that asked him to punish Shehu Sani for being disobedient to their party.

And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

As a result, he was frequently sent to the "alcove", a punishment cell reserved for disobedient students.

Barker, The Brontës, p. 307 The children in her charge were spoilt and wild, persistently disobedient and tormented her.

Callimachus said that Hermes disguised himself as a cyclops to scare the Oceanides and was disobedient to his mother.

Hitler told the crowd that "undisciplined and disobedient characters and asocial or diseased elements" would be annihilated.

Irenaeus, Against Heresies, Book 3, ch 22:4 "But Eve was disobedient; for she did not obey when as yet she was a virgin.

London: Cockerill He later argued that husbands used asylum hospitals to incarcerate their disobedient wives, Defoe, Daniel (1728).

Occasionally, old people donned sheets and frightened disobedient boys and girls.

One teacher punished disobedient students—targeting Goldman in particular—by beating their hands with a ruler.

Wotan strikes Hunding dead with a contemptuous gesture, and angrily sets out in pursuit of his disobedient daughter.

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Common combinations with disobedient

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "disobedient" in a sentence?
An example: "Presumably being faced with a choice between shunning their disobedient family members and being themselves disobedient to `Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi, his cousins, aunts and uncles chose the latter." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "disobedient" from authentic English texts.
What does "disobedient" mean?
Disobedient means: Not obedient.
What are synonyms of "disobedient"?
Common synonyms of "disobedient" include: obstinate, bad, recusant, wilful, willful, self-willed, headstrong, froward. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "disobedient" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "disobedient", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.