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

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Insubordinate in a sentence

Insubordinate meaning

Rebellious or defiant to authority; contumacious.

Synonyms of Insubordinate

defiant noncompliant resistant subordinate rebellious mutinous unruly disobedient contumacious resistive

Related words

Other words often associated with Insubordinate or its synonyms:

recalcitrant difficult unmanageable unwilling disloyal intractable obstreperous compliant contrary willful person insusceptible

Using Insubordinate

  • The main meaning on this page is: Rebellious or defiant to authority; contumacious.
  • Useful related words include: defiant, noncompliant, resistant, subordinate.
  • In the example corpus, insubordinate often appears in combinations such as: was insubordinate, insubordinate and.

Context around Insubordinate

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

criminally 1× nearly 1×

Often after:

ensign 1× governor 1× stance 1×

Sentence patterns with Insubordinate

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

comey was insubordinate in his 1× for being insubordinate to a 1× him as insubordinate and punished 1× most criminally insubordinate ensign in 1× much more insubordinate 1× powerful but insubordinate governor of 1× probe was insubordinate and departed 1× s nearly insubordinate stance against 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

beckett mariner may 1× dukes of olomouc 1× in a stinging 1× in his final 1× in the 1st 1× she thought her 1×

Common sentence endings:

2016 presidential election 1× and punished him 1× by nuh iii 1× colonel during maneuvers 1× her greater mission 1× in this statement 1×

Words around Insubordinate

Just before it in the word index:

instytut 2 instyle 11 instruments 2.420 instrumented 11 instrumentation 247 instrumentals 65

Just after it in the word index:

insubordination 45 insubstantial 20 insufferable 65 insufficiencies 2 insufficiency 36 insufficient 922

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 15 aakash 15 aayush 15 abcs 15 aberdonian 15 abhi 15

Corpus analysis for Insubordinate

  • In this selection, "insubordinate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, criminally, nearly, ensign, governor and stance stand out and add context to how "insubordinate" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include comey was insubordinate in his and for being insubordinate to a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "insubordinate" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with insubordinate

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

She thought her friendships were hurting because of him and so she was insubordinate. (14 words)

And if a student asked for help a second time, Jackson viewed him as insubordinate and punished him. (18 words)

In his final year (1943), he was put on probation for being insubordinate to a visiting army colonel during maneuvers. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Beckett Mariner may indeed be the most "criminally insubordinate" Ensign in all of Starfleet, but she also truly believes in its ideals — Beckett simply has no interest in climbing the ranks or following regulations when they impede her greater mission. (40 words)

The inspector general’s report says Comey, who announced in the summer of 2016 that Clinton would not be charged with any crime in the email probe, was insubordinate and departed from normal protocol numerous times. (36 words)

In the 1st century AD, the quote is mentioned by Paul of Tarsus as the words of a man who was insubordinate, an empty talker and a deceiver, yet spoke truly in this statement. (34 words)

Example sentences (10)

Beckett Mariner may indeed be the most "criminally insubordinate" Ensign in all of Starfleet, but she also truly believes in its ideals — Beckett simply has no interest in climbing the ranks or following regulations when they impede her greater mission.

She thought her friendships were hurting because of him and so she was insubordinate.

In a stinging report, the Justice Department watchdog said Thursday that former FBI Director James Comey was "insubordinate" in his handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation during the 2016 presidential election.

The inspector general’s report says Comey, who announced in the summer of 2016 that Clinton would not be charged with any crime in the email probe, was insubordinate and departed from normal protocol numerous times.

And if a student asked for help a second time, Jackson viewed him as insubordinate and punished him.

Dukes of Olomouc often acted as the "right hand" of Prague dukes and kings, while Dukes of Brno and especially those of Znojmo were much more insubordinate.

In his final year (1943), he was put on probation for being insubordinate to a visiting army colonel during maneuvers.

In the 1st century AD, the quote is mentioned by Paul of Tarsus as the words of a man who was insubordinate, an empty talker and a deceiver, yet spoke truly in this statement.

It is said that Faik was a powerful, but insubordinate governor of Nuh III; and had been punished by Nuh III.

This was in part assisted by the Admiral's nearly insubordinate stance against paying the fraudulently inflated submarine construction claims, as well as his advanced age and waning political power regarding nuclear power.

Common combinations with insubordinate

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "insubordinate" in a sentence?
An example: "Beckett Mariner may indeed be the most "criminally insubordinate" Ensign in all of Starfleet, but she also truly believes in its ideals — Beckett simply has no interest in climbing the ranks or following regulations when they impede her greater mission." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "insubordinate" from authentic English texts.
What does "insubordinate" mean?
Insubordinate means: Rebellious or defiant to authority; contumacious.
What are synonyms of "insubordinate"?
Common synonyms of "insubordinate" include: defiant, noncompliant, resistant, subordinate, rebellious, mutinous, unruly, disobedient. Plus 2 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "insubordinate" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "insubordinate", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.