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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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