Synonyms and antonyms of Disobedient and uncooperative in American Thesaurus

disobedient (adjective)

deliberately doing the opposite of what someone in authority has told you to do, or deliberately not obeying rules

defiant (adjective)

refusing to obey a person or rule

lawless (adjective)

not willing to obey the law, especially by using violence

unmanageable (adjective)

used about someone whose behavior you cannot control or influence

uncontrollable (adjective)

someone who is uncontrollable behaves badly and refuses to do what other people tell them

recalcitrant (adjective)

formal refusing to obey orders

insubordinate (adjective)

formal not obeying, or not showing respect to, someone who has authority over you

mutinous (adjective)

refusing to accept someone else’s authority and obey them

balky (adjective)

American difficult or not helpful

mutinous (adjective)

used about people’s behavior

refractory (adjective)

very formal badly behaved and difficult to control