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The synonyms of “Renegade” are: apostate, deserter, ratter, recreant, turncoat, traitor, defector, betrayer, critic, sceptic, questioner, treacherous, traitorous, disloyal, perfidious, treasonous, mutinous, rebellious, rebel
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “renegade” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| apostate | A person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle. After fifty years as an apostate he returned to the faith. |
| betrayer | A person who says one thing and does another. |
| critic | A person who judges the merits of literary or artistic works, especially one who does so professionally. Critics of the new legislation say it is too broad. |
| defector | A person who has abandoned their country or cause in favour of an opposing one. Staff interviewed escapees and defectors to the West. |
| deserter | A person who abandons their duty (as on a military post. Deserters from the army. |
| questioner | A person who feels or expresses doubt about something. They respond to their questioners simply and directly. |
| ratter | Any of several breeds of terrier developed to catch rats. |
| recreant | A coward. The recreant acted with outward boldness. |
| sceptic | A person inclined to question or doubt accepted opinions. |
| traitor | A person who says one thing and does another. He was a traitor to his own class. |
| turncoat | A person who deserts one party or cause in order to join an opposing one. They denounced him as a turncoat. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “renegade” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| rebel | Take part in a rebellion renounce a former allegiance. As I came over the hill my legs rebelled I could walk no further. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “renegade” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| disloyal | (of a remark or thought) demonstrating a lack of loyalty. She was accused of being disloyal to the government. |
| mutinous | Wilful or disobedient. The men became mutinous and insubordinate. |
| perfidious | Tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans. The perfidious Judas. |
| rebellious | Participating in organized resistance to a constituted government. A rebellious crew. |
| recreant | Lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful- Spenser. What a recreant figure must he make. |
| traitorous | Relating to or characteristic of a traitor; treacherous. When his traitorous actions were discovered he was imprisoned. |
| treacherous | Tending to betray especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans. The fiercest and most treacherous of foes. |
| treasonous | Involving or guilty of the betrayal of someone or something. Dropping out of school was considered downright treasonous. |
| apostate | A person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle. An apostate Roman Catholic. |
| betray | Be sexually unfaithful to one’s partner in marriage. The spy betrayed his country. |
| betrayal | An act of deliberate betrayal. The betrayal by the king by his daughter. |
| betrayer | A person who says one thing and does another. |
| cheat | An act of cheating a fraud or deception. She cheats on her husband. |
| cheating | A deception for profit to yourself. |
| deceive | Fail to admit to oneself that something is true. The area may seem to offer nothing of interest but don t be deceived. |
| 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 | Disloyal, especially to a spouse or partner. Her faithless lover. |
| fraud | Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage. Prosecutions for social security frauds. |
| fraudulence | The quality of being fraudulent. |
| infidelity | The quality of being unfaithful. Her infidelity continued after her marriage. |
| insurgent | Rising in active revolt. An attack by armed insurgents. |
| perfidious | Tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans. The perfidious Judas. |
| perfidy | An act of deliberate betrayal. It was an example of his perfidy. |
| quisling | A traitor who collaborates with an enemy force occupying their country. He had the Quisling owner of the factory arrested. |
| rebel | Take part in a rebellion renounce a former allegiance. Respect did not prevent children from rebelling against their parents. |
| restive | (of a horse) stubbornly standing still or moving backwards or sideways; refusing to advance. Both their horses became restive at once. |
| revolt | Take violent action against an established government or ruler; rebel. Voters may revolt when they realize the cost of the measures. |
| seditious | In opposition to a civil authority or government. The letter was declared seditious. |
| traitor | A person who says one thing and does another. He was a traitor to his own class. |
| traitorous | Relating to or characteristic of a traitor; treacherous. A lying traitorous insurrectionist. |
| treacherous | Tending to betray especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans. Treacherous intrigues. |
| treachery | An act of deliberate betrayal. Many died because of his treachery. |
| treason | Disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior. They were convicted of treason. |
| treasonable | (of an offence or offender) punishable as treason or as committing treason. There was no evidence of treasonable activity. |
| trick | Liable to fail; defective. He s a double dealer capable of any mean trick. |
| turncoat | A disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. They denounced him as a turncoat. |
| unfaithful | Having sexual relations with someone other than your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend. An unfaithful reproduction. |
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