INSURRECTIONS Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

insurrections

noun

plural of insurrection

as in rebellions

open fighting against authority (as one's own government) the famous insurrection of the slaves in ancient Rome under Spartacus

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Recent Examples of insurrections There were rebellions, insurrections and an Appian Way lined with crucifixions. — Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026 But the regime, besieged by insurrections across the country, abandoned Manbij. — Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026 Unlike coups or insurrections, which are swift and explicit, modern democratic backsliding is often incremental. — Helena Carpio, Time, 16 Jan. 2026 The 1807 measure allows the president to deploy members of the military or federalize state National Guard members to contain insurrections. — Sarah Davis, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2026 Wars and insurrections have afflicted other parts of the Middle East, but Baghdad—a city whose name was once synonymous with suicide bombings and sectarian murder—has been spared. — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025 The president can also legally invoke the military under the Insurrection Act, which allows troops to be deployed in order to curb insurrections. — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurrections

Noun

The narrative centers on the early careers and shifting dynamic between legendary figures Cao Cao and Yuan Shao as political corruption, peasant rebellions, and personal ambitions push the capital of Luoyang into absolute chaos.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 July 2026
That came after several tax rebellions broke out in the last decades of the 18th century.

— Lindsay Schakenbach Regele, The Conversation, 13 July 2026

Definition of rebellions

Noun

Starmer also has angered supporters with attempts to cut welfare spending, some of which were reversed after Labour revolts.

— CBS News, CBS News, 9 May 2026
Then came revolts and revolutions in Ireland, the Swiss cantons, the Rhineland, the Netherlands, the Italian states, and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

Definition of revolts

Noun

His unpopular reign was marked by disastrous wars, food shortages, unemployment, uprisings, and, ultimately, revolutions—two, to be precise.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026
Secessionist uprisings in the provinces like Tatarstan or Bashkortistan or Chechnya.

— Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of uprisings

Noun

That mobility occasionally allowed for communication and coordination during mutinies.

— Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
This includes leader assassination attempts by political opponents or lone wolves or mutinies by disgruntled soldiers who might even march on the presidential palace to demand higher pay, promotions or other policy concessions.

— John Joseph Chin, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025