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rebel
adjective as in not obeying
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Weak matches
noun as in person who does not obey
Strongest matches
guerrilla, insurgent, opponent, rioter, secessionist, separatist
Strong matches
agitator, anarchist, antagonist, apostate, demagogue, deserter, dissenter, experimenter, heretic, iconoclast, independent, individualist, innovator, malcontent, mutineer, nihilist, nonconformist, recreant, renegade, resistance, revolutionary, revolutionist, subverter, traitor, turncoat
Weak matches
disectarian, experientialist, frondeur, insurrectionary, overthrower, revolter, schismatic, seditionist
verb as in refuse to obey
Strong matches
boycott, censure, combat, criticize, denounce, disobey, dissent, fight, mutiny, oppose, overturn, remonstrate, riot, strike, upset
Weak matches
be insubordinate, break with, come out against, drop out, get out of line, insurrect, make waves, opt out, rise up, rock the boat, run amok, turn against
Example Sentences
But whether this rebel league is the answer, is the million-dollar question.
But in the meantime, she said, it is facing a serious economic crisis as it tries to fight off rebels and terrorist groups, and is looking for ways to get cash.
Or symbols of freedom for someone rebelling against nuptials she wants no part of?
Under former President Barack Obama, she called for escalating the U.S. war on terror, accusing the president of failing to target extremist rebel factions in Syria.
As part of Roberts’ plan to rebel against the uni-party, he called on the incoming administration to fully embrace and enlarge the military-industrial complex.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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