rebel

Speech parts

1. rebel - Noun

2. rebel - Verb

Meaning

Pertaining to rebels or rebellion; acting in revolt; rebellious; as, rebel troops.

One who rebels.

To renounce, and resist by force, the authority of the ruler or government to which one owes obedience. See Rebellion.

To be disobedient to authority; to assume a hostile or insubordinate attitude; to revolt.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

insurgent johnny reb maverick rise arise defy renegade insurrectionist Johnny Reb rise up freedom fighter southern confederate bolshevik

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Antonyms

obey patriot paragon control good buddy

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Hypernyms

crusader protest revolutionary resist dissent subversive

Hyponyms

revolt mutiny mutineer Young Turk

Phrases with the word

rebel against I rebel designated rebel incitement to rebel 50s rebel edgy rebel

Derivatives

rebelled rebelling

Examples

The young always have the same problem - how to rebel and conform at the same time. They have now solved this by defying their parents and copying one another. Quentin Crisp

I've been reckless, but I'm not a rebel without a cause. Angelina Jolie

Man is the unnatural animal, the rebel child of nature, and more and more does he turn himself against the harsh and fitful hand that reared him. H. G. Wells

Victory makes you into an emperor, defeat into a rebel. Vietnamese Proverb

To rebel in season is not to rebel. Greek Proverb

Fate loves a rebel. Arabic Proverb

Close letter words and terms

rebeginner rebeginning Rebekah rebel against rebel flag rebel without a cause