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. Marilu Gresens:

   In Africa we have reports of soldiers and rebel groups ... forcing women into marriage, sexual slavery, domestic servitude, (In Nigeria) reports of Boko Haram selling girls into slavery has been going on a lot longer than the 'Bring back our girls' campaign, unfortunately.

2. Eartha Kitt:

   You send the best of this country off to be shot and maimed. They rebel in the street. They will take pot... and they will get high. They don't want to go to school because they're going to be snatched off from their mothers to be shot in Vietnam, because there is a war on and I pray that there will be a just and honest peace -- that still doesn't give us a free ticket not to try to work for better things such as against crime in the streets, for better education and better health for our people.

3. Katy Perry:

   It’s a combination of compassion, humility, sternness and refusal. He is rebel – a rebel for Jesus, he is bringing the Church back to humility and connecting with people. He’s very humble and not frivolous.

4. Foreign Minister Raymond Tshibanda:

   The remainder of rebel troops are now going into the deep forest, moving therefore away from the Rwandan border where it was believed they were creating insecurity for our neighbor.

5. Jennifer Cafarella:

   These groups likely therefore retain more independence than Syrian rebel groups that pledge allegiance to ISIS, at least in the near term, iSIS appears to dispatch advisers to support local recruitment in such areas in an attempt to bolster the local strength of these groups, but does not augment their ranks with its own forces.

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