MUTINIED Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

mutinied

verb

past tense of mutiny

as in rebelled

to rise up against established authority the party's conservative faction mutinied just before the election

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Recent Examples of mutinied In 1841, John Quincy Adams, a President turned congressman and Supreme Court advocate, appeared before the Court, seeking the freedom of people kidnapped from Africa who mutinied en route to America on the slave ship Amistad. — Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 2 July 2026

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rebelled

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The Chumash rebelled in 1824, the latest in a chain of Native Californian revolts against the friars.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 July 2026
Those super-smart chimps, gorillas, and orangutans eventually evolved and rebelled against their human masters.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 July 2026