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

For a brief moment during the 2010–11 Arab uprisings, the drive for change seemed unstoppable, but otherwise the arrangement worked.

— MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Set against a backdrop of turbulent transition as the Middle Ages move into modernity, the film follows the three men on their long and arduous journey, across a Europe ravaged by wars and uprisings, to Versailles.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 28 July 2026

Definition of uprisings

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In several instances these rituals were utilized during slave rebellions; the New York slave rebellion of 1712 reportedly began with a pact sealed in blood and powder, a practice with African religious parallels.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
That history includes colonial-era rebellions, using drones to monitor land invasions for legal ecological complaints, and protests against new or proposed laws.

— Chenier Carpio Opua, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 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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