refuseniks

variants also refusniks
plural of refusenik

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refuseniks
rebels
Noun
  • By 2018, Assad had control of Damascus and Aleppo, and the rebels were confined to a jihadist ministate in Idlib.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Saturday vowed to take revenge for the killing of their prime minister and other political leaders by Israeli airstrikes earlier this week.
    Eyad Kourdi, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Refuseniks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refuseniks. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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