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mutiny

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of mutiny

open fighting against authority (as one's own government)
  • a mutiny led by the ship's cook
Synonyms of mutiny

insurgence, insurgency, insurrection, outbreak, rebellion, revolt, revolution, rising, uprising
Words Related to mutiny

coup, coup d'état (or coup d'etat), overthrow

sedition, treachery, treason

subversion
Near Antonyms of mutiny

counterinsurgency, counterrevolution

Synonym Discussion of mutiny

rebellion, revolution, uprising, revolt, insurrection, mutiny mean an outbreak against authority. rebellion implies an open formidable resistance that is often unsuccessful.
    • open rebellion against the officers
revolution applies to a successful rebellion resulting in a major change (as in government).
    • a political revolution that toppled the monarchy
uprising implies a brief, limited, and often immediately ineffective rebellion.
    • quickly put down the uprising
revolt and insurrection imply an armed uprising that quickly fails or succeeds.
    • a revolt by the Young Turks that surprised party leaders
    • an insurrection of oppressed laborers
mutiny applies to group insubordination or insurrection especially against naval authority.
    • a mutiny led by the ship's cook

mutiny

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of mutiny

to rise up against established authority
  • The party's conservative faction mutinied just before the election.
Synonyms of mutiny

rebel, revolt
Words Related to mutiny

defy, disobey, mock

revolutionize

buck, combat, contest, fight, oppose, resist, withstand
Near Antonyms of mutiny

comply (with), follow, mind, obey, submit

attend, serve

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