RENEGADE Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈre-ni-ˌgād

Definition of renegade

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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renegade

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adjective

as in apostate

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Noun

Wang plays down the potential for renegade robots to wreak havoc. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 July 2026 There are Sixties rock bands like the Sonics and the Small Faces, and pioneering hippie renegades like Love or the Thirteenth Floor Elevators. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 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

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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

Noun

The team was criticized in Iran and branded as traitors in the media there for remaining silent when the Iranian national anthem was played ahead of their opening loss against South Korea on March 2.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
However, their time together ended when Tamburello, a faithful, turned on Parks, a traitor, and voted to banish her in episode 10.

— Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of traitor

Noun

So there is such a powerful underline of her character, this sort of fierce rebel constantly wanting to find out the truth, constantly aware of her surroundings, aware of everything.

— Hunter Ingram, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026
Alongside Garfield’s Ploughman is Cosmo Jarvis as the true historical figure Wat Tyler, Jamie Bell as clergyman John Ball and Thomasin McKenzie as fellow rebel Alyce.

— Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of rebel

Noun

The festival was an impressive feat of planning and production, an execution of vision that may or may not translate into alternative, insurgent thought or actions.

— Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
The insecurity landscape is also more chaotic because some groups, after initially being invited to help defend against insurgents, turned into terrorists, said Dengiyefa Angalapu, an analyst at the Center for Democracy and Development in Abuja.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of insurgent

Noun

Sources include defectors, informants and individuals who remain embedded within movements while passing information to outsiders.

— Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
Anthropic, founded by OpenAI defectors, is now expected to be the first of the two companies to go public, two people familiar with its plans say, with the IPO as early as September.

— Alex Heath, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

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