disobedient

adjective

dis·obe·di·ent ˌdis-ə-ˈbē-dē-ənt

-ō-ˈbē-

Synonyms of disobedient next

: refusing or neglecting to obey

disobediently adverb

Examples of disobedient in a Sentence

The disobedient soldier was given cleanup duty. The dog was being disobedient.

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At any point, a willingness to be both selfish and disobedient would have saved her. —

Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 25 Sep. 2024 In this view, disobedient journalists, scientific experts, officials, and judges are the enemy. —

Pippa Norris, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2021 Your ruler Mars is blowing up limitations with Jupiter, and the red planet’s disagreement with Saturn should light you up with enough obstinately disobedient energy to resist Mercury retrograde influence. —

Jennifer Culp, Them, 9 Aug. 2024 Cats became associated with disobedient women like Agnes Waterhouse, thought to be the first woman executed for witchcraft in England upon her death in 1566. —

Scottie Andrew, CNN, 27 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for disobedient