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insurgency

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of insurgency

open fighting against authority (as one's own government)

there always seems to be insurgency of some type in that troubled country

Synonyms of insurgency

insurgence, insurrection, mutiny, outbreak, rebellion, revolt, revolution, rising, uprising

Words Related to insurgency

coup, coup d'état (or coup d'etat), overthrow

misprision, sedition, treachery, treason

sabotage, subversion

Near Antonyms of insurgency

counterinsurgency, counterrevolution

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