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 second book, Shift, consists of alternating flashback sequences, telling both the origin story of the silos and tales from past rebellions.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026
In several instances these rituals were utilized during slave rebellions; the New York slave rebellion of 1712 reportedly began with a pact sealed in blood and powder, a practice with African religious parallels.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of rebellions

Noun

For a brief moment during the 2010–11 Arab uprisings, the drive for change seemed unstoppable, but otherwise the arrangement worked.

— MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Set against a backdrop of turbulent transition as the Middle Ages move into modernity, the film follows the three men on their long and arduous journey, across a Europe ravaged by wars and uprisings, to Versailles.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 28 July 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