REBELLING Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

rebelling 1 of 2

noun

as in rebellion

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rebelling

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verb

present participle of rebel

as in revolting

to rise up against established authority the colonists rebelled in the wake of an onslaught of abuses

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Recent Examples of rebelling

Verb

And there would have been girls rebelling against social etiquette back then, like, there would now. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026 Saudi commentators publicly cast the UAE as a younger sibling rebelling against a wiser one. — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026 The data demonstrates that anxious workforces tend to overcompensate with high performance before quitting, rebelling or failing. — Stacey Zolt Hara, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026 Jones made rejection her trademark, rebelling against conformity and embracing an image and music that pushed boundaries and refused labels. — Lisa Whittington-Hill, Longreads, 27 Aug. 2026 People are rebelling against the constant connection and dopamine distraction that smartphones can bring. — Anthony Karcz, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Stephens arrives as if the plan remained intact, her head-to-toe leather look rebelling against the searing heat. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2026 Overnight, this 54-year-old Southern Californian began dealing with acid reflux, random bloating, constipation, and a rebelling digestive system that suddenly despised her favorite foods. — Cheryl Fenton, Flow Space, 17 Aug. 2026 Make the first right on the man who permitted the heads of rebelling slaves to be put on stakes and spread across the city in order to prevent the others from getting any ideas. — Terry Gross, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebelling

Noun

At this point, my rebellion had evolved to become more than just a quiet resistance.

— Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026
In such trivial moments of rebellion, the seeds of resistance are sown.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of rebellion

Noun

After federal prosecutors and defense attorneys had presented all their evidence Tuesday, Morrow’s attorneys asked Orso to dismiss the three petty charges accusing her of obstruction, disruption and disobedience.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026
Another child said he was forced to carry out artillery strikes and beaten for disobedience.

— Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of disobedience

Noun

The stigma helped imprint a stamp of rebelliousness on the brand which lives on today, says Carpenter, even as Burton has become a fixture on resort slopes across the world and within the annals of Olympian history.

— Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Whether writing five decades ago or today, the genre’s most insightful commentators have always observed how punk fuses rebelliousness with commodification, capitalism with resistance.

— Kyle Devine, Longreads, 14 July 2026

Definition of rebelliousness

Verb

There never was a better moment for a movement aimed at resisting fascism, preventing war and eliminating poverty at home.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
The officer also alleges Bowman continued resisting after the taser was used, before eventually complying.

— Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of resisting

Noun

She was swiftly fired, with Trump accusing her of betrayal and insubordination.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
In Fernández’s version, Antíkona’s insubordination inspires a peoples’ rebellion and brings an end to Klion’s rule due to his inability to treat citizens with common decency.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of insubordination

Noun

Jordan Tyler, 36, of Marlborough, was charged with noncompliance with insurance requirements, according to the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Nonprofit advocacy group Common Cause and other groups that sued the government submitted a filing later in the day notifying the court of the government’s noncompliance.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 13 Oct. 2026