REBEL: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for REBEL?

Need another word that means the same as “rebel”? Find 51 synonyms and 30 related words for “rebel” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Rebel” are: greyback, johnny, johnny reb, reb, freedom fighter, insurgent, insurrectionist, maverick, revolutionary, revolutionist, mutineer, agitator, subversive, guerrilla, anarchist, terrorist, mutinying, nonconformist, dissenter, dissident, iconoclast, disruptor, renegade, arise, rise, rise up, revolt, mutiny, riot, rise up in arms, take up arms, mount a rebellion, stage a rebellion, take to the streets, defy the authorities, refuse to obey orders, be insubordinate, defy, disobey, refuse to obey, flout, kick against, challenge, oppose, resist, be at odds with, refuse to accept the authority of, repudiate, recoil, feel repugnance, show repugnance

Rebel as a Noun

Definitions of "Rebel" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “rebel” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action.
• A person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions.
• A person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or leader.
• `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms.
• A person who resists authority, control, or convention.

Synonyms of "Rebel" as a noun (22 Words)

agitator	One who agitates; a political troublemaker. A political agitator.
anarchist	A person who advocates or promotes anarchism or anarchy.
disruptor	A thing that interferes with or significantly alters the structure or function of a biological molecule such as a gene or hormone. Several drugs show promise as DNA disruptors in cancer cells.
dissenter	A person who dissents.
dissident	A person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state. A dissident who had been jailed by a military regime.
freedom fighter	Immunity from an obligation or duty.
greyback	More fully greyback crow The hooded crow Corvus corone cornix Compare grey crow.
guerrilla	A member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment. This town fell to the guerrillas.
iconoclast	A person who attacks or criticizes cherished beliefs or institutions.
insurgent	A person fighting against a government or invading force; a rebel or revolutionary. An attack by armed insurgents.
insurrectionist	A person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions.
johnny	A condom. The security johnny insists that you sign the visitors book.
johnny reb	`Johnny’ was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback’ derived from their grey Confederate uniforms.
maverick	Someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action. He s the maverick of the senate.
mutineer	A person, especially a soldier or sailor, who rebels or refuses to obey the orders of a person in authority. Those who resisted were denounced as mutineers and treated accordingly.
mutinying	Open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers.
nonconformist	A person who does not conform to prevailing ideas or practices in their behaviour or views. She was a nonconformist an individualist.
reb	`Johnny’ was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback’ derived from their grey Confederate uniforms.
revolutionary	A person who advocates or engages in political revolution.
revolutionist	A radical supporter of political or social revolution.
subversive	A subversive person. The government claimed we were subversives or terrorists.
terrorist	A radical who employs terror as a political weapon usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities. A suspected terrorist.

Usage Examples of "Rebel" as a noun

• Tory rebels.
• Rebel forces.

Rebel as a Verb

Definitions of "Rebel" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “rebel” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Show or feel repugnance for or resistance to something.
• Resist authority, control, or convention.
• Rise in opposition or armed resistance to an established government or leader.
• Break with established customs.
• Take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance.

Synonyms of "Rebel" as a verb (29 Words)

arise	Rise to one’s feet. New difficulties had arisen.
be at odds with	Happen, occur, take place.
be insubordinate	Have an existence, be extant.
challenge	Issue a challenge to. I challenge the Minister to deny these accusations.
defy	Openly resist or refuse to obey. Go now defy him to the combat.
defy the authorities	Challenge.
disobey	Fail to obey (rules, a command, or someone in authority. He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired.
feel repugnance	Have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone’s behavior or attitude.
flout	Laugh at with contempt and derision. The advertising code is being flouted.
kick against	Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness.
mount a rebellion	Put up or launch.
mutiny	Engage in a mutiny against an authority. Thousands of the soldiers mutinied over the non-payment of wages.
oppose	Contrast with equal weight or force. A candidate to oppose the leader in the presidential contest.
recoil	Spring back, as from a forceful thrust. The rifle recoiled.
refuse to accept the authority of	Refuse to accept.
refuse to obey	Refuse to let have.
refuse to obey orders	Show unwillingness towards.
renegade	Become a renegade. Johnson had renegaded from the Confederacy.
repudiate	Cast off. The parents repudiated their son.
resist	Stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something. We will continue to resist changes to the treaty.
revolt	Take violent action against an established government or ruler; rebel. Tis just the main assumption reason most revolts at.
riot	Take part in a riot disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot. Another set of emotions rioted through him.
rise	Rise in rank or status. The sun had just risen.
rise up	Rise up.
rise up in arms	Take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance.
show repugnance	Finish third or better in a horse or dog race.
stage a rebellion	Plan, organize, and carry out (an event.
take to the streets	Ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial.
take up arms	Receive willingly something given or offered.

Usage Examples of "Rebel" as a verb

• As I came over the hill my legs rebelled—I could walk no further.
• The Earl of Pembroke subsequently rebelled against Henry III.
• Respect did not prevent children from rebelling against their parents.

Associations of "Rebel" (30 Words)

apostate	A disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. After fifty years as an apostate he returned to the faith.
betray	Give away information about somebody. She drew a deep breath that betrayed her indignation.
betrayal	An act of deliberate betrayal. These developments represented a betrayal of democracy.
betrayer	A person who says one thing and does another.
cheat	An act of cheating a fraud or deception. She cheats on her husband.
deceive	Fail to admit to oneself that something is true. The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house.
defector	A person who has abandoned their country or cause in favour of an opposing one. Staff interviewed escapees and defectors to the West.
disloyal	Deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle. Disloyal aides revealed his indiscretions to the papers.
faithless	Having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor. They were ungodly and faithless.
fraud	A person who makes deceitful pretenses. Mediums exposed as tricksters and frauds.
insurgent	Rising in active revolt. An attack by armed insurgents.
mutinous	(of a soldier or sailor) refusing to obey the orders of a person in authority. The men became mutinous and insubordinate.
perfidious	Tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans. A perfidious lover.
perfidy	Betrayal of a trust. Hapsburg perfidy.
quisling	Someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force. He had the Quisling owner of the factory arrested.
rebellious	Discontented as toward authority. A rebellious crew.
renegade	Become a renegade. Renegade supporters of the usurper.
restive	Impatient especially under restriction or delay. The crowd had been waiting for hours and many were becoming restive.
revolt	Organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another. A revolt over tax increases.
revolutionary	Markedly new or introducing radical change. The revolutionary army.
seditious	Inciting or causing people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch. The letter was declared seditious.
subversive	A subversive person. The government claimed we were subversives or terrorists.
traitor	A person who betrays someone or something, such as a friend, cause, or principle. He was a traitor to his own class.
traitorous	Having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor. A lying traitorous insurrectionist.
treacherous	Tending to betray especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans. Treacherous winding roads.
treachery	The quality of being deceptive. The treachery of language.
treason	Disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior. They were convicted of treason.
treasonable	Having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor. There was no evidence of treasonable activity.
turncoat	A person who deserts one party or cause in order to join an opposing one. They denounced him as a turncoat.
unfaithful	Not trustworthy. An unfaithful reproduction.