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insurrectionist

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of insurrectionist

a person who rises up against authority

  • a would-be insurrectionist with a plan to bomb the capitol
Synonyms of insurrectionist

insurgent, insurrectionary, mutineer, rebel, red, revolter, revolutionary, revolutionist
Words Related to insurrectionist

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

anarch, anarchist

discontent, extremist, malcontent, radical
Near Antonyms of insurrectionist

loyalist, patriot, supporter

counterinsurgent, counterrevolutionary, counterrevolutionist

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