Synonyms for insurgent
- noun
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Rebel
rebel, renegade, traitor, freedom fighter, insurrectionist, mutineer, revolter
Other
Adjective
1. Subversive — rebellious, opposing authority
subversive, insurrectionary, seditious, rebellious, mutinous, malcontent, insubordinate, turbulent, factious
Definitions
- n. 1
One of several people who take up arms against the local state authority; a participant in insurgency.
- adj. 1
Rebellious, opposing authority.
Forms
- Plural
- insurgents → rebels, renegades, traitors, insurrectionists…
Choose the right word
Insurgent marks an early, and rebel a more advanced, stage of opposition to government.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Example sentences
- rebel The rebel troops captured the barracks by surprise.
- traitor Their leader is regarded as a traitor to the nation.
- renegade Taiwan is a renegade province of China.
By length
- 5 letters
- rebel2
- 6 letters
- rioter3
- 7 letters
- traitor2
- 8 letters
- renegade3, guerilla3, mutinous3, mutineer3, factious, revolter
- 9 letters
- irregular4, turbulent3, guerrilla3, seditious3
- 10 letters
- rebellious3, subversive3, malcontent3
- 13 letters
- insubordinate5
- 15 letters
- insurrectionary, insurrectionist
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rebel2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- insurgé
- Italiano
- insorto
- Español
- insurgente