as in revolt
open fighting against authority (as one's own government)
a mutiny led by the ship's cook
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as in to rebel
to rise up against established authority
the party's conservative faction mutinied just before the election
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Recent Examples of mutiny
Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Half-time was looming, empty white seats were dotted around the London Stadium but if mutiny had been expected, it had been supplanted, (at least temporarily), by general bemusement.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, any question that Jod and Captain Silvo (the pirate whose crew mutinied in the series premiere) are one and the same was dismissed, when Brutus and his crew spoke of how Silvo had escaped the brig before facing a trial.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 10 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The mutiny would last just a day until Prigozhin called it off in line with a deal brokered by Belarus.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Half-time was looming, empty white seats were dotted around the London Stadium but if mutiny had been expected, it had been supplanted, (at least temporarily), by general bemusement.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
In June 2023, the group mutinied and marched on Moscow before then leader Yevgeny Prigozhin negotiated a deal with the Kremlin.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, any question that Jod and Captain Silvo (the pirate whose crew mutinied in the series premiere) are one and the same was dismissed, when Brutus and his crew spoke of how Silvo had escaped the brig before facing a trial.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutiny
Noun
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It was used in the Grito de Lares, the first short revolt against Spanish rule in Puerto Rico in the 19th century.—
Maria Sherman,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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In June 2011, the ICC issued arrest warrants for both Saif al-Islam Gadhafi and his father for crimes against humanity committed during the suppression of the revolt.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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The end of the prohibition came earlier than originally planned as a group of moderate Republicans rebelled against leadership in September, winning a concession to shorten the length of the pause by two months.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
22 Jan. 2026
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Certainly heroic for repeatedly rebelling against a murderous regime armed to the teeth.—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Americans have been skeptical of brown-skinned people since the days of the Alamo, always fearful Latinos are one step away from insurrection and thus must always be subjugated.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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He is now engaged in an ongoing insurrection by violating the Constitution, exceeding his lawful authorities, usurping Congress, and encouraging Republican states to manipulate voting districts and procedures.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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The uprising led to a civil war, and the country has since become divided between rival armed groups and militias, the AP noted.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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The fact that Black people outnumbered white people in South Carolina during the decades before the Civil War meant that white officials lived in constant fear of a Haiti-style Black uprising.—
Eugene Robinson,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2026
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But the rebellion has also spurred a race to the bottom.—
Laura K. Field,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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Confederate sympathizers carved up the old design, claiming the red-and-white Crossland pattern to signal rebellion loyalty.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Mutiny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutiny. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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