Synonyms of renegades

renegades

noun

plural of renegade

as in deserters

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deserters
• traitors
• rebels
• insurgents
• revolutionaries
• defectors
• apostates
• turncoats
• quislings
• betrayers
• insurrectionists
• mutineers
• discontents
• revolters
• recreants
• revolutionists
• defiers
• dropouts
• leavers
• double-crossers
• turnabouts
• reds
• refuseniks
• malcontents
• insurrectionaries
• abandoners
• recusants
• refusers
• traitresses
• revolutionizers
• come-outers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• followers
• disciples
• supporters
• adherents
• loyalists
• militants
• partisans
• fanatics
• zealots

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of renegades

In some ways, there is a strange kind of unity to these three—all are set during the Depression, all feature stylish renegades. — Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 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

People didn’t come to the series with a working knowledge of the State Department, ready to see what the renegades were like. — Debora Cahn, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026

The men who once styled themselves renegades increasingly resembled every other hyper-online young guy—gaming, memeing, trading. — Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026

But in order to remain a meaningful platform for creative renegades, the festival needs to also take risks. — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026

But a few renegades creatively defected across the pond, looking instead at America for inspiration. — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025

VCs raining money on said brilliant renegades, despite signals that the market wasn’t quite mature enough and money was being lit on fire? — Cortney Harding, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025

Fleeing persecution in this little schoolhouse, we were suddenly transformed into renegades, dissidents. — Chandler Fritz, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025