Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

insubmissive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-sub-mis-sive
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Unwilling to submit; not submissive, disobedient

Etymology

From in- + submissive.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more insubmissive (comparative) most insubmissive (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

submit submissive insubmission

Synonyms

unsubmissive

Questions

What does insubmissive mean?
Unwilling to submit; not submissive, disobedient
Where does insubmissive come from?
From in- + submissive.

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