renegade

[ren-i-geyd] / ˈrɛn ɪˌgeɪd /

ADJECTIVE

rebellious

Synonyms

STRONGEST

reactionary

STRONG

apostate backsliding dissident outlaw radical rebel recreant revolutionary

WEAK

disloyal heterodox mutinous schismatic traitorous unfaithful untraditional

Antonyms

WEAK

obedient passive submissive

NOUN

person who is rebellious

Synonyms

STRONGEST

defector deserter dissident heretic insurgent mutineer traitor

STRONG

apostate backslider betrayer double-crosser escapee exile fugitive iconoclast outlaw rebel recreant refugee snake tergiversator turnabout turncoat

WEAK

abandoner forsaker schismatic snake in the grass

Antonyms

WEAK

adherent follower passivist

Example Sentences

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Clad in red, white and black, the renegade scientist’s sartorial inspiration is not bound to a single era.

From Los Angeles Times

By now Snoop’s transformation from hip-hop renegade to ubiquitous personality-slash-pitchman is old news.

From The Wall Street Journal

Or what jobs a group of renegade donkeys may choose.

From Los Angeles Times

And other groups made of renegade guerrillas who rejected a 2016 peace accord have 9,200 members.

From The Wall Street Journal

The most arresting figure of the four is the youngest, Taeko, a renegade with “depths beyond depths.”

From The Wall Street Journal