mutinous

UK: /ˈmjuːtɪnəs/ US: (myo̅o̅t′n əs)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

mu•ti•nous  (myo̅o̅t′n əs), adj. 

1. disposed to, engaged in, or involving revolt against authority.
2. characterized by mutiny;
   rebellious.
3. difficult to control:
   mutinous feelings.

• Middle French mutin; see mutineer) + -ous
• obsolete mutine mutiny (1570–80

mu′ti•nous•ly, adv. 
mu′ti•nous•ness, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. seditious, insurrectionary, revolutionary, insurgent.
• 2. refractory, insubordinate, riotous, disaffected.

Antonyms

• 1. patriotic.
• 2. obedient.

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mutinous / ˈmjuːtɪnəs/ adjective

1. openly rebellious or disobedient
2. characteristic or indicative of mutiny

ˈmutinously adverb

ˈmutinousness noun

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

mu•ti•ny /ˈmyutəni/   n., pl. -nies, v., -nied, -ny•ing. 
n. 

1. rebellion against legal authority, esp. by sailors or soldiers against their officers:
   [uncountable] guilty of mutiny.
   [countable] a short mutiny on board the ship.

v. [no object]

2. to commit mutiny:
   The crew mutinied because of bad food.

mu•ti•neer, n. [countable]
mu•ti•nous, adj. 

: a mutinous crew with no sense of morals.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

mu•ti•ny  (myo̅o̅t′n ē), n., pl. -nies, v., -nied, -ny•ing. 
n. 

1. revolt or rebellion against constituted authority, esp. by sailors against their officers.
2. rebellion against any authority.

v.i. 

3. to commit the offense of mutiny;
   revolt against authority.

• Middle French mutiner, derivative of mutin mutiny; see mutineer) + -y³
• obsolete mutine to mutiny (1560–70

Synonyms

• 2. uprising, overthrow, coup, takeover.