Synonyms of insurgents

insurgents

noun

plural of insurgent

as in rebels

a person who rises up against authority

the government subjected the insurgents to the most inhuman torture imaginable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rebels
• revolutionaries
• revolters
• insurrectionists
• mutineers
• revolutionists
• insurrectionaries
• reds
• challengers
• anarchists
• oppositionists
• resisters
• extremists
• resistants
• radicals
• discontents
• recusants
• refusers
• insubordinates
• defiers
• anarchs
• malcontents

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• supporters
• patriots
• loyalists
• counterrevolutionaries
• counterinsurgents
• counterrevolutionists

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of insurgents

Hundreds joined the insurgents that day, and their numbers soon swelled into the thousands. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026

Many of the 9/11 hijackers, for instance, initially went to Afghanistan with the intention to acquire skills and connections before traveling onward to Chechnya to fight alongside Chechen insurgents against Russian security forces. — Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026

The insecurity landscape is also more chaotic because some groups, after initially being invited to help defend against insurgents, turned into terrorists, said Dengiyefa Angalapu, an analyst at the Center for Democracy and Development in Abuja. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Socialists have found a new footing in the party, with younger and more left-wing insurgents ousting older establishment figures to demand generational and ideological change. — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026

Israel, meanwhile, has remained suspicious of the new authorities in Damascus, led by former Islamist insurgents. — Andrew Wilks, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2026

In both races, the two incumbents faced insurgents who ran under the democratic socialist banner with campaigns that emphasized universal health care, cost-of-living concerns and opposition to Israel. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

Continue reading … DEM CIVIL WAR — Left-wing insurgents battle moderates Tuesday in races that could flip the House. — FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Relations between the Taliban and Pakistan — initially their most important partner — are tense, as Islamabad accuses Kabul of supporting Pakistani insurgents. — Reuters, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2026