RENEGADES Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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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

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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
Harry Truman granted amnesty to certain World War II deserters, while Jimmy Carter granted pardons to hundreds of thousands of individuals who dodged the draft during the Vietnam War.

— Stewart Ulrich, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025

Definition of deserters

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
Ortiz vowed to interrogate and, if necessary, kill any traitors who thwarted him and Simon.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of traitors

Noun

Saudi diplomats had notified US lawmakers in August of a breakdown in political channels with the Houthis and the rebels’ plans to escalate against the kingdom, and sought Washington’s backing to push back, the source said.

— Becky Anderson, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
Government forces have reclaimed territory from the Houthis in the provinces of Hodeida and Taiz, and attacked the rebels in the northern province of Jawf as well as the central provinces of Marib and Bayda.

— Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of rebels

Noun

Many of the 9/11 hijackers, for instance, initially went to Afghanistan with the intention to acquire skills and connections before traveling onward to Chechnya to fight alongside Chechen insurgents against Russian security forces.

— Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 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

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