Definition for Insurgent:

• Uprising against an existing government; rebellious.

Synonyms for Insurgent:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • insurgent.
  •contumacious (adjective)
  • haughty,
  • intransigent,
  • refractory,
  • froward,
  • irreconcilable,
  • disaffected,
  • contrary,
  • recalcitrant,
  • intractable,
  • unyielding,
  • obdurate,
  • Pig-headed,
  • perverse,
  • alienated,
  • inflexible,
  • estranged,
  • stubborn.
  •defiant (adjective)
  • obstinate,
  • conflicting,
  • dissenting,
  • confrontational,
  • defiant,
  • insolent,
  • challenging,
  • resistant,
  • daring,
  • bold,
  • audacious.
  •factious (adjective)
  • divisive,
  • litigious,
  • quarrelsome,
  • contending,
  • fighting,
  • contentious,
  • partisan,
  • hostile,
  • rival,
  • belligerent,
  • turbulent,
  • sectarian,
  • disputatious.
  •radical (adjective)
  • un compromising,
  • more leftist,
  • most leftist,
  • more ultraist,
  • most freethinking,
  • most ultraist,
  • more freethinking,
  • un-compromising,
  • most extremist,
  • more extremist,
  • farout.
  •rebellious (adjective)
  • individualistic,
  • more attacking,
  • in corrigible,
  • in-corrigible,
  • more sabotaging,
  • most sabotaging,
  • most attacking.
  •subversive (adjective)
  • under-ground,
  • most overthrowing,
  • over-throwing,
  • most perversive,
  • over throwing,
  • under mining,
  • more undermining,
  • under-mining,
  • most undermining,
  • more perversive,
  • more overthrowing.
  •uncontrollable (adjective)
  • irrepressible,
  • uncontainable,
  • Insuppressible,
  • Unrestrainable,
  • head-strong,
  • undisciplinable,
  • like a loose cannon.

• n.

  •
  • campaigner,
  • belt bomber,
  • conscientious objector,
  • dissident,
  • demonstrator,
  • agitator,
  • counterrevolutionary,
  • activist.
  •
  • resist.
  •anarchist (noun)
  • Revolter,
  • revolutionaries,
  • malcontents,
  • terrorist.
  •disloyal (noun)
  • disloyal.
  •freedom fighter (noun)
  • freedom fighter.
  •radical (noun)
  • avantgardes,
  • re former,
  • non-conformists,
  • leftwinger,
  • avant gardes,
  • left winger,
  • re-former,
  • avantgarde,
  • avant garde,
  • left wingers,
  • re formers,
  • ultraists,
  • re-formers,
  • non conformists.
  •rebel (noun)
  • over thrower,
  • in dependents,
  • in dependent,
  • in-dependent,
  • frondeurs,
  • overthrowers,
  • subverters,
  • sub verter,
  • over-thrower,
  • experientialists,
  • over-throwers,
  • sub-verter,
  • in-dependents,
  • over throwers,
  • disectarians.
  •renegade (noun)
  • escapee,
  • snake in grass,
  • Tergiversator,
  • backsliders,
  • Forsaker,
  • backslider.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • repulsive.

Paraphrases for Insurgent:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    rebel, rebels.
  • Proper noun, singular
    rebel, rebels.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    rebel.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    recalcitrant, rebelling, militant, rebel-held, dissident.
  • Proper noun, singular
    militant, militants.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    militant, dissident.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    insurrectional, mutinous, rebellious, insurgency.
  • Proper noun, singular
    rebellious, insurgency.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Militiamen, insurrection, subversive, renegade, Insurgence, uprising, insurgency.

Antonyms for Insurgent:

• adj.

  • contumacious
    tractable, following, willing.
  • factious
    cooperative, agreeing, united, peaceful, Cooperating.
  • inflammatory
    placating, calming, tranquilizing, pleasing, Mitigating.
  • insubordinate
    compliant, Behaved.
  • insurgent
    obedient, subordinate.
  • lawless
    legal, valid, legitimate, rightful, proper, lawful, licit, governed.
  • Other antonyms:
    constant, steadfast, devoted, staunch, submissive, true-blue, true.

Insurgent Sentence Examples:

• Government house and the barracks occupied by the Government troops have been bombarded by the insurgent artillery.

• I have no doubt that the Government of the United States has authority to extend the elective franchise to the colored population of the insurgent States, but I do not think it has the power.