KINDLERS Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

kindlers

noun

plural of kindler

as in rebels

a person who stirs up public feelings especially of discontent a kindler of riots and public protests, the anarchist Emma Goldman was eventually deported to Russia

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Noun

Today, the challenges facing the continent include a humanitarian crisis in South Sudan, a spate of kidnappings and killings in Nigeria, and conflict between rebels and government forces in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

— Goodluck Ajeh, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2026
The charges stemmed from fighting more than a decade ago between the predominantly Muslim Seleka rebels who seized power from then-President François Bozizé, and a mainly Christian militia called the anti-Balaka.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of rebels

Noun

Hundreds of supporters had gathered outside the building overnight to protest her eviction, with dozens of police officers holding them back as some tried to stop the eviction from going ahead.

— Jamie Gray, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026
But the choice was criticized by supporters of France’s strict form of secularism in public life based on a 1905 law separating church and state.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of supporters

Noun

All shows for the Calvin Harris – Australia Tour 2027 have sold out, say reps promoters Untitled Group, Full Circle, and Live Nation, which are jointly producing the trek.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026
Kraft's move triggered a wave of venue rejections, forcing tour promoters to drop Macklemore entirely.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of promoters

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These early proponents of quantum biology sought explanations for the puzzling properties of life at the classical scale in the counterintuitive laws of physics at the quantum scale.

— Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026
For its proponents, a country could not be fully independent while its resources and institutions remained excessively dependent on decisions made elsewhere.

— Andre Pagliarini, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of proponents

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International sanctions persisted, and PF’s ZANLA and ZIPRA insurgents continued their liberation war.

— Chinatsu Tsuji, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026
Rancho libertarians, like their Scotch-Irish cousins from another mother, are forever skeptical of government, respect insurgents who want to take on the establishment, love their people and subscribe to a bootstraps approach to life.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of insurgents

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Every night, after Jesus died on the cross, my apostles gently helped me down from the chain-link fence to which I had been lashed.

— Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
Bethsaida, close to Jesus' ministry in Capernaum, was once the home of the apostles Peter, Andrew and Philip.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of apostles

Noun

The incident came as agitators against immigration adopt a confrontational new tactic of trying to stop the boats landing on England’s shores, clashing with police and rescue workers in the process.

— Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Among the agitators were the workers at Sytin’s Moscow publishing house.

— James Folta, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

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