INSURGENCY Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

insurgency

noun

in-ˈsər-jən(t)-sē

as in insurrection

open fighting against authority (as one's own government) there always seems to be insurgency of some type in that troubled country

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Recent Examples of insurgency But reports of a potential joint military operation involving the US, Colombia and Venezuela also raised the prospect that the ELN could finally be dismantled after more than 60 years of insurgency. —

Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 16 Jan. 2026 It’s led by figures from a lost age of American politics, including former Rep. Joe Crowley, who lost his seat to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the first glints of a new left-wing insurgency, and Cathy Gillespie, the wife of Bush-era Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie. —

Ben Smith, semafor.com, 12 Jan. 2026 Military insurgency in northern Nigeria has been going on for decades, and these latest strikes aren’t likely to end it. —

Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2026 This is referred to as a cell style of organization, which is popular with insurgency groups. —

Alexander Lowie, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for insurgency

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Presiding judge Ji Gwi-yeon ruled Yoon’s deployment of troops to parliament and attempt to arrest political opponents, including current President Lee Jae Myung, who was then head of the opposition, were acts of insurrection.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
Ji said declaring martial law can constitute insurrection if intended to obstruct or paralyze constitutional institutions.

— Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026