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rebel
adjective as in not obeying
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noun as in person who does not obey
Strongest matches
guerrilla, insurgent, opponent, rioter, secessionist, separatist
Strong matches
agitator, anarchist, antagonist, apostate, demagogue, deserter, dissenter, experimenter, heretic, iconoclast, independent, individualist, innovator, malcontent, mutineer, nihilist, nonconformist, recreant, renegade, resistance, revolutionary, revolutionist, subverter, traitor, turncoat
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disectarian, experientialist, frondeur, insurrectionary, overthrower, revolter, schismatic, seditionist
verb as in refuse to obey
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boycott, censure, combat, criticize, denounce, disobey, dissent, fight, mutiny, oppose, overturn, remonstrate, riot, strike, upset
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be insubordinate, break with, come out against, drop out, get out of line, insurrect, make waves, opt out, rise up, rock the boat, run amok, turn against
Example Sentences
The charges concern accusations that Kabila has been supporting the M23, a rebel group who have wreaked devastation across the country's eastern region.
But locals allege that such security operations - where the line between armed rebels and ordinary civilians is often blurred - are common.
There does seem to be a supportive cohort of disgruntled Labour MPs, particularly among the 130-strong group who rebelled over welfare reforms and forced Downing Street into a humiliating 11th-hour U-turn.
Then a month into the conflict, several shadow ministers resigned and 56 of his MPs rebelled over Sir Keir's refusal to back a vote for an immediate ceasefire.
The deal outlined how former rebel forces and government soldiers would be brought together into a unified national army made up of 83,000 troops.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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