Defiant vs. Insubordinate

Defiantadjective

defying.

Insubordinateadjective

Rebellious or defiant to authority.

Defiantadjective

Boldly resisting opposition.

Insubordinateadjective

Contumacious.

Defiantadjective

Full of defiance; bold; insolent; as, a defiant spirit or act.

‘In attitude stern and defiant.’;

Insubordinatenoun

A person who defies authority.

Defiantadjective

boldly resisting authority or an opposing force;

‘brought up to be aggressive and defiant’; ‘a defiant attitude’;

Insubordinateadjective

Not submitting to authority; disobedient; rebellious; mutinous.

Insubordinateadjective

not submissive to authority;

‘a history of insubordinate behavior’; ‘insubordinate boys’;

Insubordinateadjective

disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority