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

In Fitzgerald’s heyday, barely-there bobs were a symbol of youth, rebellion, and liberation.

— Molly Mulshine, InStyle, 30 Oct. 2026
As the competition unfolds, Haymitch risks everything to take down the Games from within the arena — setting in motion the rebellion that will change Panem forever.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of rebellion

Noun

But Havel’s vision went beyond private acts of disobedience and noncompliance.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of disobedience

Noun

That’s great news for Vanguart’s four cofounders, who established the company in 2018 with a wealth of experience, if not some serious horological rebelliousness.

— Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of rebelliousness

Verb

Burgess has been arrested seven times in the last 10 years, with charges including criminal possession of a weapon, resisting arrest, criminal sale of marijuana, and gang assault.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026
That same day, another federal district judge in a separate case in California barred DOJ from threatening election workers with criminal prosecution for refusing to stop processing ballots or resisting other demands.

— Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026