What is another word for insurgent?
332 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɪnsˈɜːd͡ʒənt], [ ɪnsˈɜːdʒənt], [ ɪ_n_s_ˈɜː_dʒ_ə_n_t]
Insurgent is a term used to describe a person or group who rises against an established authority. There are several synonyms for the word insurgent, including rebel, revolutionary, dissident, agitator, insurgent, radical, malcontent, and mutineer. A rebel is someone who openly opposes an authority, typically through force. A revolutionary is someone who seeks to overthrow the existing political or social system. A dissident is someone who publicly disagrees with an authority or government. An agitator is someone who stirs up trouble or encourages rebellion. An insurgent is someone who participates in an armed rebellion or insurrection. A radical is someone who advocates for extreme or revolutionary change. A malcontent is someone who is dissatisfied with the status quo and seeks change. A mutineer is someone who rebels against authority, often within a military context.
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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.
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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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