mutinous

adjective

mu·ti·nous ˈmyü-tə-nəs

ˈmyüt-nəs

Synonyms of mutinous next

: disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious

a mutinous crew

: turbulent, unruly

: of, relating to, or constituting mutiny

mutinous threats

mutinously adverb

mutinousness noun

Examples of mutinous in a Sentence

vowed that he would someday see the mutinous crew hang

Recent Examples on the Web After mutinous soldiers seized power in Niger, West African countries froze financial transactions, closed their borders with Niger and cut off most of its electricity supply in an effort to pressure the generals into restoring constitutional order. —

Elian Peltier, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023 The ouster of Gabon’s president by mutinous soldiers appears to have been well organized and capitalized on the population’s grievances against the government as an excuse to seize power, analysts said. —

Sam Mednick, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2023 Another group of mutinous soldiers attempted a coup in 2019 but was quickly overpowered. —

Yves Laurent Goma and Sam Mednick The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2023 Prigozhin leading a mutinous march towards Moscow just weeks ago, now dead. —

ABC News, 27 Aug. 2023 Fiona Hill, a National Security Council official in the Trump administration, told CBS News that Prigozhin’s death was probably a retaliatory measure after his mutinous march toward Moscow in June. —

Paulina Villegas, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2023 Other government officials have also been arrested by the mutinous generals. —

Ismail Alfa, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2023 The mutinous soldiers that ousted Bazoum more than two weeks ago have entrenched themselves in power, and appear closed to dialogue and have refused to release the president. —

Sam Mednick, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2023 Regional tensions have mounted since Niger’s coup nearly two weeks ago, with the mutinous soldiers detaining Bazoum and installing Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani, former head of the presidential guard, as head of state. —

Sam Mednick, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Aug. 2023 See More

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