Synonyms for insurrection
Definitions
- n. 1
The action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; (countable) an instance of this; a revolt, an uprising; specifically, one that is at an initial stage or limited in nature.
Forms
- Plural
- insurrections → rebellions, revolts, uprisings, mutinies…
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Slaves make insurrection; soldiers or sailors break out in mutiny; subject provinces rise in revolt.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- rebellion Piercings can be a form of rebellion for teenagers.
- uprising The uprising failed to achieve its objectives.
- revolt It will take a long time to suppress the revolt.
- mutiny A mutiny on my ship? It's completely impossible.
By length
- 4 letters
- riot2
- 6 letters
- rising2, revolt2, mutiny3, tumult2, emeute
- 8 letters
- outbreak2, uprising3, sedition3
- 9 letters
- rebellion3
- 10 letters
- revolution4, insurgency4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (riot2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- insurrection
- Italiano
- insurrezione
- Español
- insurrección
- Deutsch
- Aufstand