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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disregard rules; refuse to conform |
| Synonyms: | balk, be remiss, break rules, contravene, counteract, dare, decline, defy, desert, differ, disagree, evade, flout, fly in face of, go counter to, ignore, infringe, insurrect, misbehave, mutiny, neglect, not heed, not listen, not mind, object, overstep, pay no attention to, rebel, recalcitrate, resist, revolt, revolution, revolutionize, riot, rise in arms, run riot, set aside, shirk, strike, take law into own hands, transgress, violate, withstand |
| Antonyms: | conform, go along, obey, oblige, regard, submit |
| Main Entry: | rebel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | refuse to obey |
| Synonyms: | be insubordinate, boycott, break with, censure, combat, come out against, criticize, defy, denounce, disobey, dissent, drop out, fight, get out of line, insurrect, make waves, mutiny, oppose, opt out, overthrow, overturn, remonstrate, renounce, resist, revolt, riot, rise up, rock the boat, run amok, secede, strike, take up arms, turn against, upset |
| Notes: | to revolt is to refuse to obey the constraints imposed by another; to rebel is to attempt to replace those constraints by a set of one's own |
| Antonyms: | agree, comply, obey |
| Main Entry: | revolt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | rebel, rise up against |
| Synonyms: | arise, boycott, break, defect, defy, drop out, get out of line, insurrect, make waves, mutiny, oppose, opt out, overthrow, overturn, renounce, resist, riot, rock the boat, strike, take up arms, turn against |
| Notes: | to revolt is to refuse to obey the constraints imposed by another; to rebel is to attempt to replace those constraints by a set of one's own |
| Antonyms: | comply, harmonize, obey, submit |
| Main Entry: | rise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | rebel |
| Synonyms: | insurrect, mount, mutiny, resist, revolt, riot, take up arms |
| Notes: | to raise is 'to bring something up'; to rise is 'to get up' |
| Antonyms: | comply, cooperate, give in, go along |
| Main Entry: | run riot |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | run wild |
| Synonyms: | carouse, cut loose, debauch, insurge, insurrect, live hard, mutiny, revolute, riot, run amok |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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