The difference between Insubordinate and Subordinate

When used as nouns, insubordinate means a person who defies authority, whereas subordinate means one who is subordinate.

When used as adjectives, insubordinate means rebellious or defiant to authority, whereas subordinate means placed in a lower class, rank, or position.

Subordinate is also verb with the meaning: to make subservient.

check bellow for the other definitions of Insubordinate and Subordinate

  1. Insubordinate as an adjective:

    Rebellious or defiant to authority.

  2. Insubordinate as an adjective:

    Contumacious.

  1. Insubordinate as a noun:

    A person who defies authority.

  1. Subordinate as an adjective:

    Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.

  2. Subordinate as an adjective:

    Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by, authority.

  3. Subordinate as an adjective (grammar, of a clause, not comparable):

    dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause

    Examples:

    "In the sentence “The barbecue finished before John arrived”, the subordinate clause “before John arrived” specifies the time of the main clause, “The barbecue finished”."

  4. Subordinate as an adjective:

    Descending in a regular series.

  1. Subordinate as a noun (countable):

    One who is subordinate.

  1. Subordinate as a verb (transitive):

    To make subservient.

  2. Subordinate as a verb (transitive):

    To treat as of less value or importance.

  3. Subordinate as a verb (transitive, finance):

    To make of lower priority in order of payment in bankruptcy.

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