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noun

ˈre-ni-ˌgād How to pronounce renegade (audio)
Definition of renegadenext
as in deserter
a person who abandons a cause or organization usually without right a band of renegades who had deserted their infantry units and were making their way to Mexico

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adjective

as in apostate

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Recent Examples of renegade
Noun
The president can call out the army against seceding states and their renegade congresspeople. — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026 The announcement came as Taiwanese authorities said 21 Chinese aircraft, including fighter jets and surveillance planes, were operating near Taiwan, which Beijing considers a renegade province. — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 21 June 2026
Adjective
Although Duchamp’s first readymades date back to 1914, three years passed before his renegade inclinations went public. — Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 11 May 2026 Then there’s Schiaparelli’s approach to work, which was renegade, and highly collaborative. — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for renegade
Recent Examples of Synonyms for renegade
  1. deserter
  2. nontraditional
  3. traitor
  4. rebel
  5. insurgent
  6. defector
Noun
  • And within his own country’s history, particularly, Dhont discovered the fates that met would-be deserters who were caught — brutal sentences often leading to death.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
  • The love story of a Confederate deserter (Jude Law) journeying back to his North Carolina home and his love (Nicole Kidman) drives the Civil War drama.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 7 Mar. 2026
Definition of deserter
Adjective
  • That includes parents who have 9-to-5 jobs, and nontraditional schedules, to single moms and dads.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Ferdon detailed how the crypto currency exchange became one of the biggest brands in the emerging world of nontraditional finance and banking options.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 3 July 2026
Definition of nontraditional
Noun
  • His tenure was upended by the arrest of Aldrich Ames, a CIA traitor.
    — Bob Drogin, Washington Post, 22 July 2026
  • In reality, the big debate has been about questions such as whether military bases should be named for traitors and whether governments should host monuments to a rebellion to defend slavery.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
Definition of traitor
Noun
  • Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed an attack on Saudi Aramco’s Jazan refinery Sunday, a major crude oil refinery located on the Red Sea coast in southwestern Saudi Arabia.
    — Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Attacks could draw retaliation and reignite Yemen’s war Yemen’s civil war began in 2014 when the rebels seized the capital, Sanaa, and much of northern Yemen, forcing the government into exile.
    — Fatma Khaled, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of rebel
Noun
  • Assad and his brother Maher fled to Russia after insurgents marched into Damascus in December 2014.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The site aspired to bring an insurgent, punk ethos to the political world.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of insurgent
Noun
  • But intelligence officials previously told The Associated Press that Russia’s security services are now more brazen in their choice of targets, going after Russian activists and foreign supporters of Ukraine as well as military defectors.
    — Claudia Ciobanu, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • But intelligence officials previously told The Associated Press that Russia's security services are now more brazen in their choice of targets, going after Russian activists and foreign supporters of Ukraine as well as military defectors.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
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