disobeys
Refuses to comply
Disobeys means fails or refuses to follow a rule, order, or instruction.
A child disobeys a parent, a soldier disobeys a command, a driver disobeys a traffic sign.
The word implies knowing what's expected and choosing not to comply: She openly disobeys the dress code.
Act of declining
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- defyingActively refusing obedience
- resistingActively opposing pressure
refusing · rebuffing · spurning · declining · dissenting · objecting · protesting · withstanding
Revolt against authority
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- seditionInciting revolt against government
insurgence · dissent · protest · resistance · subversion · defection · desertion · coup
Violation of law or code
- infractionMinor rule breach
- breachBreaking of agreement
- breakingComing apart suddenly
- contraventionAct violating a rule
infringement · trespass · wrongdoing · misdeed · offense · lawbreaking · rule-breaking · misconduct
Defying workplace authority
- rebelliousnessTendency toward defiant resistance
- willfulnessIntentional resistance to direction
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
- recalcitranceStubborn refusal to obey
contumacy · unruliness · obstinacy · stubbornness · intractability · contrariness · impudence · insolence
refusal
Act of declining
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- defyingActively refusing obedience
resisting · refusing · rebuffing · spurning · declining · dissenting · objecting · protesting · withstanding · countering
mutiny
Revolt against authority
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
sedition · insurgence · dissent · protest · resistance · subversion · defection · desertion · coup · revolutionary
transgression
Violation of law or code
- infractionMinor rule breach
- breachBreaking of agreement
- breakingComing apart suddenly
contravention · infringement · trespass · wrongdoing · misdeed · offense · lawbreaking · rule-breaking · misconduct · delinquency
insubordination
Defying workplace authority
- rebelliousnessTendency toward defiant resistance
- willfulnessIntentional resistance to direction
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
recalcitrance · contumacy · unruliness · obstinacy · stubbornness · intractability · contrariness · impudence · insolence · audacity
disobeysconforms
Matches expected standards
complies · follows · falls in line · toes the line · goes along
- civil disobediencePeaceful refusal to obey