Entry Word: rebellion

Function: noun

Meaning: open fighting against authority (as oneʼs own government) <the rebellion would have failed if not for the aid sent by other countries>

Synonyms insurgency, insurrection, mutiny, revolt, revolution, uprising

Related Words coup, coup dʼétat, overthrow; sedition, treachery, treason; sabotage, subversion

Near Antonyms counterrevolution