Antonyms for REBEL
ˈrɛb əl; rɪˈbɛlrebel

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 5 votes

1. rebelnoun

   Antonyms:
   supporter, adherent

   Synonyms:
   revolter, insurgent, traitor

Matched Categories

1. • Confederate Soldier
   • Dissent

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.0 / 5 votes

1. Rebel, Reb, Johnny Reb, Johnny, greybacknoun

   `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

   Synonyms:
   maverick, greyback, insurrectionist, knot, grayback, freedom fighter, insurgent

2. insurgent, insurrectionist, freedom fighter, rebelnoun

   a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)

   Synonyms:
   freedom fighter, rebel, insurrectionist, guerilla, irregular, greyback, insurgent, guerrilla, maverick

3. maverick, rebelverb

   someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action

   Synonyms:
   maverick, greyback, rebel, insurrectionist, freedom fighter, insurgent

4. rebel, arise, rise, rise upverb

   take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance

   Synonyms:
   rise, prove, grow, get up, spring up, lift, climb, develop, surface, bob up, arise, resurrect, go up, come up, rear, mount, heighten, move up, originate, climb up, ascend, wax, stand up, uprise, rise up, jump, rebel, turn out, renegade

5. rebel, renegadeverb

   break with established customs

   Synonyms:
   arise, rebel, rise up, renegade, rise

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rebelnoun

   Synonyms:
   insurgent, revolter, turncoat

2. rebelverb

   Synonyms:
   revolt, mutiny

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. follower or person that follows rules; obedient.

   a person or thing that refuses to follow orders or the law.

   the mandolorian was a rebelin the show.

   Submitted by anonymous on February 16, 2020  

2. sycophant

   a person who does not like to obey rules or who does not accept normal standards of behaviour, dress, etc.

   he was a rebel in his teens but he’s a respectable citizen these days.

   Submitted by anonymous on November 19, 2019  

How to use REBEL in a sentence?

1. Becki Norris:

   He was one of our top students, and one of our top athletes, he wasn't a rebel. If you asked him to do something, he'd do it. Like most middle-schoolers, he's need a little push, but he needed just one.

2. Eduard Basurin:

   Eighty percent of Debaltseve is already ours, a cleanup of the town is under way.Kiev's military denied the town, which had a peacetime population of 25,000 but is now a bombed-out wasteland, had fallen but acknowledged losing control of some of it. Some Ukrainian soldiers had been captured, it said, but denied rebel reports that up to 300 had surrendered or been taken prisoner. Kiev and NATO say the rebel military operation to take Debaltseve is being carried out with the assistance of tanks, artillery and soldiers from Russia's army. Moscow denies that it has sent its forces to participate in battle for territory that President Vladimir Putin has referred to as.

3. Taylor Swift:

   Our teacher at cat school, Sarah, saw pictures and videos of my cats, especially Olivia Benson, and sent them to Rebel [ Wilson ] for inspiration for her cat [ Jennyanydots ].

4. Aleister Crowley:

   The essence of independence has been to think and act according to standards from within, not without. Inevitably anyone with an independent mind must become "one who resists or opposes authority or established conventions": a rebel. If enough people come to agree with, and follow, the Rebel, we now have a Devil. Until, of course, still more people agree. And then, finally, we have ---Greatness.

5. Erich Fromm:

   The danger of the past was that men became slaves. The danger of the future is that men may become robots. True enough, robots do not rebel. But given man's nature, robots cannot live and remain sane, they become Golems, they will destroy their world and themselves because they cannot stand any longer the boredom of a meaningless life.

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