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Insubordinate Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Insubordinate has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

A person who defies authority.

Adjective
1

not submissive to authority

"a history of insubordinate behavior"

"insubordinate boys"

2

disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority

3

Rebellious or defiant to authority.

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Antonyms
subordinate
Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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