insubordinate

in-su-bor-di-nate

adjective

Refusing to obey authority; defiant and disobedient, especially in a hierarchical setting.

"The insubordinate employee was given a final warning."

Thesaurus

Synonyms: noncompliant, defiant, resistive, resistant, rebellious, unruly, mutinous, disobedient, contumacious

Antonyms: subordinate