Synonyms of rebels

rebels 1 of 2

noun

plural of rebel

as in insurgents

a person who rises up against authority

the rebel would not submit peacefully, even after he was captured

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

rebels

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of rebel

as in revolts

to rise up against established authority

the colonists rebelled in the wake of an onslaught of abuses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• revolts
• mutinies
• resists
• fights
• kicks over the traces
• mocks
• disobeys
• opposes
• contests
• combats
• defies
• revolutionizes
• withstands
• bucks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minds
• follows
• submits
• obeys
• complies (with)
• serves
• attends