No. Insolent must modify a noun, as an insolent child.
The word insolent describes someone who is rude and does not show much respect to others. Disrespectful and ill-mannered are the 2 most common words used to describe a person who is insolent.
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One antonym for insolent is respectful.
The abstract noun form of the adjective 'insolent' is insolence.
Insolent is a word used to describe a person who is rude and disrespectful to others. Insolent people are often presumptuous and arrogant to those around around them.
His insolence in class earned him several days in detention.
insolent means boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting.
Marie felt that the insolent tone in Tom's voice showed a lack of respect. Contemptuous is another word you could use for insolent.
The child acted insolent as he was punished, so the teacher had no sympathy for him.
Rude
The words "insolent" and "surly" are not quite synonyms, though they both seem to refer to negative qualities. Both certainly imply a certain amount of unfriendliness. Insolence, however, is usually characterized by rudeness and disrespectfulness whereas surliness simply implies a general unpleasantness that is not necessarily motivated by lack of respect.
"Some are made modest by great praise, others insolent" - Friedrich Nietzsche.