Synonyms of insurrectionists

insurrectionists

noun

plural of insurrectionist

as in rebels

a person who rises up against authority

a would-be insurrectionist with a plan to bomb the capitol

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rebels
• insurgents
• revolutionaries
• revolters
• revolutionists
• mutineers
• insurrectionaries
• anarchists
• reds
• oppositionists
• resisters
• challengers
• radicals
• extremists
• discontents
• recusants
• resistants
• insubordinates
• defiers
• anarchs
• refusers
• malcontents

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• patriots
• supporters
• loyalists
• counterrevolutionaries
• counterinsurgents
• counterrevolutionists

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of insurrectionists

No, the insurrectionists were not patriots. —Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Dec. 2024

The insurrectionists will be set free by their fearless leader whether President Biden pardoned his son or not. —Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024

History is watching — just like history watched three years ago on January 6th when insurrectionists stormed this very Capitol and placed a dagger to the throat of American democracy. —San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024

Past presidents have pardoned insurrectionists before, but not recently. —Nicole Narea, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018

One Justice has the upside-down flag of the insurrectionists flying on his property; another, married to a professional election denialist, enjoys undeclared largesse from a plutocrat. —Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024