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Synonyms & Antonyms of rebelling
(Entry 1 of 2)
as in rebellion, defiance
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for rebelling
- balkiness,
- contrariness,
- contumacy,
- defiance,
- disobedience,
- frowardness,
- insubordination,
- intractability,
- noncompliance,
- obstreperousness,
- rebellion,
- rebelliousness,
- recalcitrance,
- refractoriness,
- self-will,
- unruliness,
- waywardness,
- willfulness
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for rebelling
rebelling
verb
present participle of rebel
Synonyms & Antonyms of rebelling (Entry 2 of 2)
to rise up against established authority
- the colonists rebelled in the wake of an onslaught of abuses
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“Rebelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebelling. Accessed 27 Nov. 2021.
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