disobedient
adjective
dis·obe·di·ent
ˌdis-ə-ˈbē-dē-ənt 
-ō-ˈbē-
: 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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Rising gas prices and an unpopular war in Iran have infuriated prominent MAGA figures online, but in terms of GOP elections, the president has been able to elbow out critics in Congress and disobedient legislators in red states.
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Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 17 May 2026
And as part of their initiation into the ruling class, Plums are made complicit in Gilead’s barbaric justice system, cheering for the corporal punishment of disobedient classmates and the men of low status caught salivating (or worse) over them.
—Judy Berman, Time, 8 Apr. 2026
President Trump has ordered hundreds of additional federal agents to Minneapolis and is threatening to involve the Insurrection Act which would allow the military to curtail protests and use force to jail disobedient protestors.
—Rick Pozniak, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2026
As a drone whirred overhead and hooded people spray-painted the building and its fixtures, the protestors advocated for more civilly disobedient methods.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
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Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 17 May 2026
And as part of their initiation into the ruling class, Plums are made complicit in Gilead’s barbaric justice system, cheering for the corporal punishment of disobedient classmates and the men of low status caught salivating (or worse) over them.
—Judy Berman, Time, 8 Apr. 2026
President Trump has ordered hundreds of additional federal agents to Minneapolis and is threatening to involve the Insurrection Act which would allow the military to curtail protests and use force to jail disobedient protestors.
—Rick Pozniak, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2026
As a drone whirred overhead and hooded people spray-painted the building and its fixtures, the protestors advocated for more civilly disobedient methods.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for disobedient
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“Disobedient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disobedient. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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