Synonyms of rebelled

rebelled

verb

past tense of rebel

as in revolted

to rise up against established authority

the colonists rebelled in the wake of an onslaught of abuses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• revolted
• mutinied
• resisted
• fought
• disobeyed
• mocked
• kicked over the traces
• opposed
• revolutionized
• defied
• contested
• withstood
• combated
• bucked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• followed
• submitted
• obeyed
• complied (with)
• served
• attended
• minded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rebelled

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

Fans didn’t like the new logo and also rebelled against the store redesigns. — Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 27 July 2026

Common farmers, including many Revolutionary War veterans, rebelled in opposition to postwar taxation policies. — Donovan Fifield, The Conversation, 16 July 2026

Bernthal rebelled against the affluence of his upbringing from an early age and charted a more circuitous path to success than his two brothers. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 July 2026

Not be outdone, a couple of New Jersey towns even 'rebelled' against data centers despite there being no plan to actually build them! — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 24 June 2026

As a young woman, my mother rebelled against this laborious femininity, mostly wearing jeans and loose men’s shirts. — Benny Peterson, Vogue, 4 May 2026

Irish nationalists had rebelled against British rule for hundreds of years, but revolution started to become more palatable to the larger public during World War I, according to Sean Farrell, a history professor at Northern Illinois University and 19th century Irish historian. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026