Synonyms for rebel
ˈrɛb əl; rɪˈbɛlrebel

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

1. rebelnoun

   Synonyms:
   revolter, insurgent, traitor

   Antonyms:
   supporter, adherent

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms: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, insurrectionist, guerilla, irregular, greyback, insurgent, guerrilla, maverick

3. maverick, rebelverb

   someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action

   Synonyms:
   maverick, greyback, 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, turn out, renegade

5. rebel, renegadeverb

   break with established customs

   Synonyms:
   arise, rise up, renegade, rise

Matched Categories

1. • Confederate Soldier
   • Dissent

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1. peter pan

   rebel

   rebewl

   Submitted by wecansavetheworldtogether123 on January 23, 2020  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rebelnoun

   Synonyms:
   insurgent, traitor, revolter

2. rebelverb

   Synonyms:
   revolt, resist lawful authority, take up arms against the government

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1. rebelnoun

   Synonyms:
   insurgent, revolter, turncoat

2. rebelverb

   Synonyms:
   revolt, mutiny

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1. List of paraphrases for "rebel":

   rebels, rebellious, insurgent, rebellion, insurgency, insurgents, renegade, insurrectional, mutiny, guerrilla, revolt, rebelling, mutinous, insurgence, reb

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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. Max Percy:

   The priest persuades a humble people to endure their hard lot, a politician urges them to rebel against it, and a scientist thinks of a method that does away with the hard lot altogether.

3. Thomas Browne:

   As reason is a rebel to faith, so passion is a rebel to reason.

4. Andrew Lebovich:

   Even if the Malian government, government-allied militias, and rebel groups could come to an agreement.

5. Clarissa Ward:

   Firstly, in the run-up to this cessation of hostilities there was a dramatic increase in the intensiveness ... of Russian aerial bombardment and also of the regime warplanes of Bashar al-Assad, secondly, the people living in rebel territory don't trust the Assad regime and see this cessation of hostilities as a trick designed so that the regime can take more territory.