rebel
- adjective (adj)
Meaning: not obeying
- noun (n)
Meaning: person who does not obey
Synonyms:
agitator
anarchist
antagonist
apostate
demagogue
deserter
disectarian
dissenter
experientialist
experimenter
frondeur
guerrilla
heretic
iconoclast
independent
individualist
innovator
insurgent
insurrectionary
malcontent
mutineer
nihilist
nonconformist
opponent
overthrower
recreant
renegade
resistance
revolter
revolutionary
revolutionist
rioter
schismatic
secessionist
seditionist
separatist
subverter
traitor
turncoat
- verb (v)
Meaning: refuse to obey
Synonyms:
be insubordinate
boycott
break with
censure
combat
come out against
criticize
defy
denounce
disobey
dissent
drop out
fight
get out of line
insurrect
make waves
mutiny
oppose
opt out
overthrow
overturn
remonstrate
renounce
resist
revolt
riot
rise up
rock the boat
run amok
secede
strike
take up arms
turn against
upset
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