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rebellion
Synonyms and Antonyms of rebellion
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open fighting against authority (as oneʼs own government)
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refusal to obey
civil disobedience, noncooperation
discourteousness, disrespect, impertinence, impoliteness, impudence, inconsiderateness, inconsideration, insolence, rudeness, ungraciousness
doggedness, hardheadedness, mulishness, obduracy, obdurateness, obstinacy, obstinateness, peevishness, pertinaciousness, pertinacity, perversity, pigheadedness, self-will, stubbornness, tenaciousness, tenacity
Synonym Discussion of rebellion
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- open rebellion against the officers
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- a political revolution that toppled the monarchy
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- quickly put down the uprising
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- a revolt by the Young Turks that surprised party leaders
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- an insurrection of oppressed laborers
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- a mutiny led by the ship's cook
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