Synonyms for insurrectionary
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Seditious
seditious, rebellious, insurgent, mutinous, insubordinate, insurrectionist
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Pertaining to, or characterized by, insurrection.
The brutal crackdown on protests has only served to galvanize the insurrectionary mood in the country.
Example sentences
- rebellious Among the people, rebellious sentiments are growing.
- insurgent Ukraine is losing more territory to insurgent forces.
- seditious Do not disturb the soul with seditious truth; better a virtuous lie.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| insurrectionary | steady | |
| rebellious | rising | |
| insurgent | rising | |
| seditious | steady | |
| mutinous | rising | |
| insurrectional | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- mutinous3
- 9 letters
- insurgent3, seditious3
- 10 letters
- rebellious3
- 13 letters
- insubordinate5
- 14 letters
- insurrectional
- 15 letters
- insurrectionist
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mutinous3 = 3 syllables).