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insurgent

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of insurgent

taking part in a rebellion

any insurgent soldiers will be dealt with harshly

Synonyms of insurgent

insurrectionary, mutinous, rebellious, revolutionary

Words Related to insurgent

seditious, traitorous, treacherous, treasonous

agitating, demagogic, rabble-rousing

defiant, disobedient, insubordinate, intractable, recalcitrant, refractory, restive, ungovernable, unruly

Near Antonyms of insurgent

constant, devoted, loyal, staunch (also stanch), steadfast, true, true-blue

compliant, obedient, submissive, tractable

insurgent

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of insurgent

a person who rises up against authority

the government subjected the insurgents to the most inhuman torture imaginable

Synonyms of insurgent

insurrectionary, insurrectionist, mutineer, rebel, red, revolter, revolutionary, revolutionist

Words Related to insurgent

challenger, defier, insubordinate, oppositionist, recusant, refuser, resistant, resister

anarch, anarchist

discontent, extremist, malcontent, radical

Near Antonyms of insurgent

loyalist, patriot, supporter

counterinsurgent, counterrevolutionary, counterrevolutionist

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