INSURGENCES Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

insurgences

noun

plural of insurgence

as in insurrections

open fighting against authority (as one's own government) the insurgence eventually succeeded in undermining the corrupt dictatorship

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Noun

There were rebellions, insurrections and an Appian Way lined with crucifixions.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
But the regime, besieged by insurrections across the country, abandoned Manbij.

— Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026

Definition of insurrections

Noun

Starmer also has angered supporters with attempts to cut welfare spending, some of which were reversed after Labour revolts.

— CBS News, CBS News, 9 May 2026
Then came revolts and revolutions in Ireland, the Swiss cantons, the Rhineland, the Netherlands, the Italian states, and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

Definition of revolts

Noun

The representatives to the convention, which also included prominent figures such as George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, considered the federal government’s ability to deal with uprisings and fiscal policy to be particularly important.

— Donovan Fifield, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
His unpopular reign was marked by disastrous wars, food shortages, unemployment, uprisings, and, ultimately, revolutions—two, to be precise.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026

Definition of uprisings

Noun

The narrative centers on the early careers and shifting dynamic between legendary figures Cao Cao and Yuan Shao as political corruption, peasant rebellions, and personal ambitions push the capital of Luoyang into absolute chaos.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 July 2026
That came after several tax rebellions broke out in the last decades of the 18th century.

— Lindsay Schakenbach Regele, The Conversation, 13 July 2026

Definition of rebellions

Noun

That mobility occasionally allowed for communication and coordination during mutinies.

— Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
This includes leader assassination attempts by political opponents or lone wolves or mutinies by disgruntled soldiers who might even march on the presidential palace to demand higher pay, promotions or other policy concessions.

— John Joseph Chin, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025

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