as in revolutionary
taking part in a rebellion
any insurgent soldiers will be dealt with harshly
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as in rebel
a person who rises up against authority
the government subjected the insurgents to the most inhuman torture imaginable
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Recent Examples of insurgent
Lisa Lerer, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Burrows' win marks a defeat for the insurgent right wing of the GOP that eschewed working with Democrats.
—Shafaq Patel, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
The series of coups in countries around the Sahel in recent years have stemmed from the instability caused by insurgents.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 2 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
In the fight over the future of the Democratic Party, Mr. Pritzker has emerged as a leader of an insurgent faction calling for a full-throated, unflinching barrage of attacks on Mr. Trump, his Republican allies and their right-wing agenda.
—Lisa Lerer, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Burrows' win marks a defeat for the insurgent right wing of the GOP that eschewed working with Democrats.
—Shafaq Patel, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
At least 169 people were killed after insurgents raided a village in a remote area of South Sudan, a local official said Monday.
—CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
The series of coups in countries around the Sahel in recent years have stemmed from the instability caused by insurgents.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurgent
Adjective
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The revolutionary pharoah builds a great city and reduces spiritual chaos by focusing on a single-minded form of worship.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images He studied theology in Qom and fought as a young volunteer during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s, credentials that still carry weight within the revolutionary elite.—
Imtiaz Tyab,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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These are Loyalists who have been killed by rebels.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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While Machar is currently on trial for offenses including treason, fighting has intensified in areas seen as his strongholds, where government troops are trying to disperse the rebels.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Theirs was a rebellious poetics of beauty, or a beautiful poetics of rebellion.—
Taran Dugal,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
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Yet his work is perhaps closer to the rebellious energy of Dutch painter Theo van Doesburg, for whom the diagonal line was synonymous with disruption.—
Elinore Weil,
Artforum,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Russell fabricates a lie with the rest of the villains, and the heroes believe it, despite a warning from one traitorous tribemate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Dec. 2025
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That video drew the ire of President Donald Trump, who deemed it traitorous.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
25 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The government alleges the Sotos were part of a group of people who created and distributed insurrectionary materials called zines.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated March 6,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Mar. 2026
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This insurrectionary narrative about the media is not restricted to the right.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The corridor has major safety issues, such as speeding and treacherous turns out of strip malls.—
Carolyn Gusoff,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The sport has only grown since then, with paths to championships proving more treacherous than ever before.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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And the crowd, so mutinous and angry on Saturday, were positive and supportive throughout.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2026
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But then a twist of fate in the form of a mutinous slave ship off the coast of the United States offered an opportunity to take the battle over slavery to the courts.—
Time,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Insurgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurgent. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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