DISOBEDIENT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DISOBEDIENT?

Need another word that means the same as “disobedient”? Find 22 synonyms and 30 related words for “disobedient” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Disobedient” are: unruly, insubordinate, wayward, errant, disorderly, delinquent, disruptive, troublesome, rebellious, defiant, mutinous, recalcitrant, refractory, uncooperative, wilful, unbiddable, intractable, obstreperous, awkward, difficult, perverse, contrary

Disobedient as an Adjective

Definitions of "Disobedient" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “disobedient” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Unwilling to submit to authority.
• Not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority.
• Refusing to obey rules or someone in authority.

Synonyms of "Disobedient" as an adjective (22 Words)

awkward	Causing difficulty; hard to do or deal with. Some awkward questions.
contrary	Resistant to guidance or discipline. Mary Mary quite contrary.
defiant	Showing defiance. A defiant gesture.
delinquent	(typically of a young person) tending to commit crime, particularly minor crime. A delinquent account.
difficult	Characterized by or causing hardships or problems. Difficult times.
disorderly	Involving or contributing to a breakdown of peaceful and law-abiding behaviour. A disorderly pile of books.
disruptive	(of a company or form of technology) causing radical change in an existing industry or market through being innovative. The hours of work are disruptive to home life.
errant	Travelling in search of adventure. An errant strand of hair.
insubordinate	Not submissive to authority. Insubordinate boys.
intractable	Not tractable; difficult to manage or mold. Intractable economic problems.
mutinous	Disposed to or in a state of mutiny. Mutinous thoughts.
obstreperous	Noisily and stubbornly defiant. The boy is cocky and obstreperous.
perverse	Showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable. Kate s perverse decision not to cooperate held good.
rebellious	Showing a desire to resist authority, control, or convention. He smoothed back a rebellious lock of hair.
recalcitrant	Stubbornly resistant to authority or control. The University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators.
refractory	Not responding to treatment. Turkeys can be infected when young but are refractory as adults.
troublesome	Difficult to deal with. Schools are removing troublesome pupils.
unbiddable	Not strong enough to justify a bid. He recalled the days when a handful of unbiddable backbenchers could hold the government to ransom.
uncooperative	Unwilling to cooperate. An uncooperative witness.
unruly	Unwilling to submit to authority. Unruly teenagers.
wayward	Difficult to control or predict because of wilful or perverse behaviour. Wayward behavior.
wilful	Habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition. A spoiled wilful child.

Usage Examples of "Disobedient" as an adjective

• Disobedient children.
• Larry was stern with disobedient employees.

Associations of "Disobedient" (30 Words)

brash	Offensively bold. The cafe was a brash new building.
contrary	A contrary proposition. Mary Mary quite contrary.
contumacious	(especially of a defendant’s behaviour) stubbornly or wilfully disobedient to authority. His refusal to make child support payments was contumacious.
contumacy	Obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination; resistance to authority.
defiant	Boldly resisting authority or an opposing force. Brought up to be aggressive and defiant.
dissenter	A member of a non-established Church; a Nonconformist.
dissentient	Refusing to attend services of the Church of England. Dissentient voices were castigated as hopeless bureaucrats.
dissident	Disagreeing, especially with a majority. A dissident who had been jailed by a military regime.
froward	Habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition.
headstrong	Habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition. The headstrong impulsiveness of youth.
ingratitude	A discreditable lack of gratitude. He returned his daughter s care with ingratitude and unkindness.
insubordinate	Disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority. Insubordinate boys.
maverick	Someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action. Maverick politicians.
mutinous	Wilful or disobedient. Antoinette looked mutinous but she obeyed.
nonconformist	Characterized by behaviour or views that do not conform to prevailing ideas or practices. She was a nonconformist an individualist.
nonconformity	A lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs. Language difficulty will be seen in terms of nonconformity to standard ways.
objection	The speech act of objecting. They have raised no objections to the latest plans.
obstinate	Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so. An obstinate child with a violent temper.
rebellious	Discontented as toward authority. He smoothed back a rebellious lock of hair.
recalcitrance	The trait of being unmanageable.
recalcitrant	Stubbornly resistant to authority or control. A class of recalcitrant fifteen year olds.
recusant	Of or denoting a recusant. Support for the exiled King was greatest among Catholic recusants.
refractory	Lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace. It will treat ores considered refractory to normal flotation methods.
resist	A resistant substance applied as a coating to protect a surface during a process for example to prevent dye or glaze adhering. We will continue to resist changes to the treaty.
resistance	The degree to which a substance or device opposes the passage of an electric current causing energy dissipation By Ohm s law resistance measured in ohms is equal to the voltage divided by the current. He encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens.
resistive	Of or concerning electrical resistance.
restive	(of a person) unable to remain still, silent, or submissive, especially because of boredom or dissatisfaction. He reiterated his determination to hold the restive republics together.
stubborn	Not responding to treatment. Stubborn rust stains.
unruly	Incapable of being controlled. A group of unruly children.
wayward	Difficult to control or predict because of wilful or perverse behaviour. A wayward adolescent.