refuseniks

variants also refusniks
plural of refusenik

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for refuseniks
rebels
Noun
  • Young Ofelia and her pregnant mother have been brought to live in the countryside, where her brutal stepfather Captain Vidal’s job is to wipe out the remaining rebels camped in the local forest.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The apparent killing – captured on video shared online by the rebels themselves – took place at a university medical school in El Fasher in Sudan’s western Darfur region after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) took over the city on Sunday.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Refuseniks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refuseniks. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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