Standard Lemma guide

mutinous

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈmjuːtɪnəs/
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  • CMU ARPABET: M Y UW1 T AH0 N AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Likely to commit mutiny.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of, pertaining to, or constituting mutiny.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

consisting of or characterized by or inciting to mutiny

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • mutinous acts
  • mutinous thoughts
  • a mutinous speech

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

disposed to or in a state of mutiny

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the men became mutinous and insubordinate

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Amharic: አድመኛ (ʾädmäñña) — likely to commit mutiny
  • Finnish: kapinahenkinen — likely to commit mutiny
  • French: mutin — likely to commit mutiny
  • French: séditieux — likely to commit mutiny
  • German: zum Meutern aufgelegt — likely to commit mutiny
  • German: in Meuterstimmung befindlich — likely to commit mutiny
  • Polish: buntowniczy — likely to commit mutiny
  • Bulgarian: разми́рен (razmíren) — of, pertaining to, or constituting mutiny
  • Finnish: kapina- — of, pertaining to, or constituting mutiny
  • German: meuterisch — of, pertaining to, or constituting mutiny
  • German: meuternd — of, pertaining to, or constituting mutiny
  • Latin: sēditiōsus — of, pertaining to, or constituting mutiny
  • Portuguese: sedicioso — of, pertaining to, or constituting mutiny
  • Spanish: sedicioso — of, pertaining to, or constituting mutiny