What is another word for insurgent?
Pronunciation:
[ ɪnsˈɜːd͡ʒənt], [ ɪnsˈɜːdʒənt], [ ɪ_n_s_ˈɜː_dʒ_ə_n_t]
Related words: insurgent character, insurgency, insurgent definition, insurgents, guerrilla warfare, rebel fighter, rebellions, guerrilla warfare definition, how to be an insurgent
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Similar words for insurgent:
- defiant (adjective)
- uncontrollable (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- contumacious (adjective)
- factious (adjective)
- inflammatory (adjective)
- insubordinate (adjective)
- lawless (adjective)
- mutinous (adjective)
- radical (adjective)
- rebellious (adjective)
- subversive (adjective)
- anarchist (noun)
- incendiary (noun)
- radical (noun)
- rebel (noun)
- renegade (noun)
- insurgent
- insurrectionary
- mutinous
- noun
- other relevant words (adjective)
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Insurgent:
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adj.
• defiant- audacious ,
- bold ,
- challenging ,
- conflicting ,
- confrontational ,
- daring ,
- defiant ,
- dissenting ,
- insolent ,
- obstinate ,
- recalcitrant ,
- resistant ,
- stubborn .
- Insuppressible ,
- Unrestrainable ,
- head-strong ,
- like a loose cannon ,
- uncontainable ,
- undisciplinable ,
- irrepressible .
- Pig-headed ,
- alienated ,
- disaffected ,
- estranged ,
- froward ,
- haughty ,
- inflexible ,
- intractable ,
- intransigent ,
- irreconcilable ,
- obdurate ,
- unyielding .
- belligerent ,
- contending ,
- contentious ,
- disputatious ,
- divisive ,
- fighting ,
- hostile ,
- litigious ,
- quarrelsome ,
- rival ,
- sectarian .
- Infringing ,
- bad ,
- barbarous ,
- chaotic ,
- despotic ,
- disordered ,
- evil ,
- fierce ,
- heterodox ,
- nihilistic ,
- noncompliant ,
- savage ,
- tempestuous ,
- terrorizing ,
- tyrannous ,
- uncivilized ,
- uncultivated ,
- unorthodox ,
- unrestrained ,
- untamed ,
- violent ,
- warlike ,
- wild .
- farout ,
- more extremist ,
- more freethinking ,
- more leftist ,
- more ultraist ,
- most extremist ,
- most freethinking ,
- most leftist ,
- most ultraist ,
- un compromising ,
- un-compromising .
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n.
• anarchist • incendiary • radical- avant garde ,
- avant gardes ,
- avantgarde ,
- avantgardes ,
- left winger ,
- left wingers ,
- leftwinger ,
- non conformists ,
- non-conformists ,
- re former ,
- re formers ,
- re-former ,
- re-formers ,
- ultraists .
Other synonyms:
- lawless ,
- mutinous ,
- radical ,
- repulsive ,
- revolutionist .
Other relevant words:
- Anarch ,
- Bonnet rouge ,
- Breachy ,
- Carbonaro ,
- Double dealing ,
- Fomenting ,
- Frondeur ,
- Incompliant ,
- Johnny ,
- Resisting ,
- Restiff ,
- Revolter ,
- Runagate ,
- Seceder ,
- Seditionary ,
- activist ,
- agitator ,
- anarchic ,
- anarchist ,
- arsonist ,
- bandit ,
- basic ,
- bomber ,
- brawler ,
- breakaway ,
- campaigner ,
- collaborationist ,
- collaborator ,
- communist ,
- contrary ,
- contumacious ,
- counterrevolutionary ,
- criminal ,
- crusader ,
- deceitful ,
- defector ,
- demagogic ,
- demagogue ,
- demonstrator ,
- desperado ,
- disloyal ,
- disobedient ,
- disorderly ,
- dissident ,
- double-crossing ,
- exhaustive ,
- explosive ,
- extreme ,
- extremist ,
- faithless ,
- felon ,
- fervent ,
- fervid ,
- fiery ,
- fifth columnist ,
- fractious ,
- frantic ,
- freedom fighter ,
- frenzied ,
- gangster ,
- greyback ,
- guerilla ,
- guerrilla ,
- gunman ,
- illicit ,
- impatient ,
- incendiary ,
- incitive ,
- incorrigible ,
- inflaming ,
- inflammatory ,
- instigative ,
- insurrectional ,
- insurrectionist ,
- irregular ,
- knot ,
- malcontent ,
- maquis ,
- maverick ,
- meliorist ,
- mutineer ,
- nihilist ,
- nonconformist ,
- obstreperous ,
- partisan ,
- partizan ,
- passionate ,
- perfidious ,
- perverse ,
- provocative ,
- quisling ,
- rabble-rousing ,
- rabid ,
- reb ,
- recusant ,
- red republican ,
- reformer ,
- refractory ,
- refuse ,
- renegade ,
- resist ,
- resistance fighter ,
- resister ,
- restive ,
- revolting ,
- ringleader ,
- rioter ,
- riotous ,
- robber ,
- rousing ,
- saboteur ,
- secessionist ,
- second ,
- seditions ,
- seditious ,
- stroppy ,
- subversive ,
- subverter ,
- terrorist ,
- thug ,
- traitor ,
- traitorous ,
- treacherous ,
- treasonable ,
- turbulent ,
- turncoat ,
- turner ,
- two-timing ,
- uncompliant ,
- uncomplying ,
- uncontrollable ,
- uncooperative ,
- underground fighter ,
- unfaithful ,
- ungovernable ,
- unruly ,
- unsubmissive ,
- untrue ,
- warrior .
- Ultraist ,
- anarchistic ,
- dissentious ,
- factious ,
- freethinking ,
- insubordinate ,
- leftist ,
- non-compliant ,
- non-conformist ,
- perversive ,
- piratical ,
- rebellious ,
- troublemaking ,
- under ground ,
- unpeaceful .
- Leftists ,
- avant-gardes ,
- disectarian ,
- experientialist ,
- experimenter ,
- experimenters ,
- independents ,
- left-winger ,
- left-wingers ,
- leftwingers ,
- objector ,
- objectors ,
- overthrower ,
- progressives ,
- recreants ,
- reformers ,
- reformist ,
- rioters ,
- secessionists ,
- seditionist ,
- seditionists ,
- separatist ,
- social reformer ,
- subversives .
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How to use "Insurgent" in context?
An insurgent is a rebel or an activist who seeks to overthrow an existing government or political order. The term can also be used to refer to a member of a guerrilla or insurgent army.
Paraphrases for Insurgent:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
rebel.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Adjective
dissident, militant, rebelling, recalcitrant, rebel-held.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
insurgency, insurrectional, mutinous, rebellious.
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Proper noun, singular
insurgency, rebellious.
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Noun, singular or mass
insurgency, insurrection, renegade, subversive, uprising, Insurgence, Militiamen.
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Adjective
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