mutiny
A time when a group refuses to obey their leader and tries to take over.
mutiny in a sentence
- The hungry sailors plotted a mutiny, planning to lock the cruel captain in his cabin.
- The players joked about a mutiny against the coach if he ordered extra laps again.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to mutiny?
- Aloyalty
- Bobedience
- Crevolt
- Dorder
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C: revolt. The other three mean the opposite of mutiny.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to mutiny?
- Arevolt
- Brebellion
- Cuprising
- Dobedience
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D: obedience. The other three mean nearly the same as mutiny.
Words that mean something similar
revolt, uprising, rebellion
Words that mean the opposite
obedience, loyalty, order
More words about behaviour & manners
- negligent: Not taking proper care of something you should look after.
- nonchalant: Looking calm and relaxed, as if you do not care at all.
- nuisance: Someone or something that annoys you or causes trouble.
- nurture: To care for something and help it grow.
- obedient: Doing what you are told without a fuss.
- oblige: To do something helpful that someone has asked you to do.
- obnoxious: Very rude and unpleasant in a way that annoys everyone.
- offend: To upset someone by being rude or unkind.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test