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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
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abandoner forsaker schismatic snake in the grass
Antonyms
WEAK
adherent follower passivist

Example Sentences

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To many, the sight of Paul being clapped into cuffs may have even burnished her renegade image.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Or what jobs a group of renegade donkeys may choose.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

But I find it hard to conceive that the image her leadership so desperately courts—a renegade broadcast company, steelier, rawer, and ineffably realer than its competitors—will ever take hold.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2026

This utter self- discipline reminded me of the actor Clint Eastwood playing an unsmiling renegade cop.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover