as in rebels
a person who rises up against authority
a would-be insurrectionist with a plan to bomb the capitol
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Recent Examples of insurrectionists
Thomas Hobbes took a very dim view of rebels and insurrectionists.
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Austin Sarat, Fortune, 24 May 2026
The recipients will almost surely be insurrectionists and other allies.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
People's Liberation Army troops under Mao's control either ignored the violence or offered support to the insurrectionists while the country descended into lawlessness and retribution.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Jan. 2026
Stephen Miller is now calling Minnesota protesters insurrectionists, while the January 6th mobs were considered peaceful protesters and tourists.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
The President and his advisers have called those opposing them in Minnesota radical lunatics, domestic terrorists, and outright insurrectionists.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2026
The guns stay on store shelves, insurrectionists get pardoned, and pundits keep telling leftists to stop talking about trans rights.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
Fragoso asked of the insurrectionists.
—EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
They can only be viewed as rebels or insurrectionists.
—Mark A. Graber, The Conversation, 1 Feb. 2024
Austin Sarat, Fortune, 24 May 2026
The recipients will almost surely be insurrectionists and other allies.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
People's Liberation Army troops under Mao's control either ignored the violence or offered support to the insurrectionists while the country descended into lawlessness and retribution.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Jan. 2026
Stephen Miller is now calling Minnesota protesters insurrectionists, while the January 6th mobs were considered peaceful protesters and tourists.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026
The President and his advisers have called those opposing them in Minnesota radical lunatics, domestic terrorists, and outright insurrectionists.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2026
The guns stay on store shelves, insurrectionists get pardoned, and pundits keep telling leftists to stop talking about trans rights.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
Fragoso asked of the insurrectionists.
—EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
They can only be viewed as rebels or insurrectionists.
—Mark A. Graber, The Conversation, 1 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurrectionists
Noun
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Cuba’s nationalization wave began soon after Fidel Castro’s rebels took control of the island in 1959.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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Gangs, rebels, and soldiers started massacring elephants, sometimes from military helicopters.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
3 June 2026
Noun
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The primary race has been described as a potential sleeper for progressive insurgents looking to build on the remarkable long-shot victory of Mayor Mamdani in last year’s race for City Hall.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2026
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The insurgents have frequently targeted security forces, government installations and civilians in the province and elsewhere in the country.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 May 2026
Noun
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Not helping was Parliament’s passage of the Tea Act in 1773, to which revolutionaries responded by dumping tea into Boston Harbor.—
Laurie Kellman,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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Not helping was Parliament's passage of the Tea Act in 1773, to which revolutionaries responded by dumping tea into Boston Harbor.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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“Insurrectionists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurrectionists. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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