Synonyms for Disobedience

Synonyms for "disobedience" (127 found)

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Closest matches (26)

Noun(8 words)

noncompliancebad conductbreaches contempt defiance defying deviance deviation

abnegation antipathy averseness aversion backwardness breach contradiction cursoriness declension declination declinature declining denial deprivation disagreement disallowance disclaimer

Adjective(1 words)

deliberate disregard

Strong matches (38)

disclamation disinclination disrelish dissent distastefoot draggingfoot-dragging fractiousnessgrudging consentgrudgingnessholding backindiscipline indisposedness indisposition indocility infraction infringement insubordination interregnum intractability

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intractableness irresponsibilitylack of enthusiasmlack of zeallawbreaking lawlessness license licentiousness mutinousness mutiny nay

Verb(2 words)

disobeyingignore instructions

Noun(5 words)

disregard for lawsfail tofrench défianceignoring instructionslevel of rebelliousness

Related words (63)

negation negativenegative answernix no nolition nonacceptance noncompliance nonconformity nonconsent nonobservance obstinacy oppositionpassive resistanceperfunctorinesspower vacuumrampant willrecalcitrance recalcitrancy recantation

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Adjective(2 words)

nonconforming conductparental noncompliance

Noun(13 words)

nonviolent actionopen defianceprotest rebellionrebellion against authorityrebelliousness refusalrefusal to complyrefusal to follow rulesshow disregardtransgression unruliness waywardness

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

10 entries

behavior conductethical behaviorinsubordination intractability intractablenessmoral conductpolitical strategyprotest actionrebelliousness

More specific

6 entries

boycottcivil disobedienceconscientious objectionrebellion refusalsit in

Collocations

5 entries

civil disobediencedisobedience to authorityhabitual disobediencepersistent disobediencerule breaking

Inflections

1 entries

disobediences

Derivations

3 entries

disobedient disobediently disobey

Antonyms

1 entries

obedience

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I was condemned for my disobedience.

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He couldn't suffer the slightest disobedience in his men.

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Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.

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Poor boy! If he had only known then the dreadful things that were to happen to him on account of his disobedience!

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Disobedience