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insubmissive

insubmissive adjective: unwilling to submit; not submissive, disobedient.

Adjective

insubmissive (comparative more insubmissive, superlative most insubmissive)

  1. Unwilling to submit; not submissive, disobedient
    Synonyms:
    unsubmissive

Synonyms of insubmissive

Forms of insubmissive

comparativemore insubmissive
superlativemost insubmissive

Origin of insubmissive

From in- + submissive.

Questions about insubmissive

What does insubmissive mean?
Insubmissive means unwilling to submit; not submissive, disobedient.
What part of speech is insubmissive?
Insubmissive is an adjective.

Words near insubmissive in the dictionary

  1. insubduable
  2. insubjection
  3. insubmergible
  4. insubmersible
  5. insubmission
  6. insubmissive
  7. insubordinate
  8. insubordinated
  9. insubordinately
  10. insubordinateness
  11. insubordinates

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