Insubordinate
Insubordinate adjective - Not submissive to authority.
Usage example: insubordinate boys
Subordinate is an antonym for insubordinate.
Nearby Word: insubordination
Subordinate
Subordinate adjective - Subject or submissive to authority or the control of another.
Usage example: a subordinate kingdom
Insubordinate is an antonym for subordinate.
Both words in one sentence
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One discretion shot in particular stands out, though, when the Kingpin executes an insubordinate...subordinate by crushing his head between his massive hands.
Source: Gory Discretion Shot - Mirror Gul Antos remarks to Eleya regarding Dal Kanril that "Ive been telling Morag for years he has a very insubordinate subordinate." Eleya openly admits that she's even worse.* In reference to a conversation Richard Dean Anderson had with General Michael E.
Source: Fanfic / The Wrong Reflection - Mirror Gul Antos remarks to Eleya regarding Dal Kanril, her mirror universe counterpart, that "Ive been telling Morag for years he has a very insubordinate subordinate." Eleya openly admits that she's even worse.* In reference to a conversation Richard Dean Anderson had with General Michael E.
Source: Shout Out / Fan Fiction
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