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

Need another word that means the same as “revolt”? Find 40 synonyms and 30 related words for “revolt” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Revolt” are: churn up, disgust, nauseate, sicken, gross out, repel, rebel, rise up, rise, take to the streets, take up arms, riot, mutiny, take part in an uprising, show resistance, revolting, foul, dislikeable, insurrection, rebellion, rising, uprising, revolution, rioting, insurgence, insurgency, coup, overthrow, seizure of power, regime change, subversion, sedition, anarchy, disorder, protest, strike, act of resistance, act of defiance

Revolt as a Noun

Definitions of "Revolt" as a noun

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

• Organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another.
• An attempt to end the authority of a person or body by rebelling.
• A refusal to continue to obey or conform.

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

act of defiance	Something that people do or cause to happen.
act of resistance	Something that people do or cause to happen.
anarchy	A state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government. He must ensure public order in a country threatened with anarchy.
coup	An instance of successfully achieving something difficult. It was a major coup to get such a prestigious contract.
disorder	A disturbance of the peace or of public order. Recurrent food crises led to outbreaks of disorder.
insurgence	A large increase. He quelled the insurgence and became governor of the region.
insurgency	An organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict. Efforts to counter terrorism and insurgency.
insurrection	A violent uprising against an authority or government. The insurrection was savagely put down.
mutiny	An open rebellion against the proper authorities, especially by soldiers or sailors against their officers. A mutiny by those manning the weapons could trigger a global war.
overthrow	A score made because the ball has been overthrown. She was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living.
protest	The act of protesting a public often organized manifestation of dissent. A protest over planned pit closures.
rebellion	Refusal to accept some authority or code or convention. Each generation must have its own rebellion.
regime change	The organization that is the governing authority of a political unit.
revolution	A single complete turn (axial or orbital. Revolution about the axis of rotation.
riot	An uproar. Everyone thought she was a riot.
rioting	A wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity. The clashes followed a night of rioting in several parts of the city.
rising	A movement upward. The reforms led to peasant risings.
sedition	An illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government.
seizure of power	A sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease.
strike	A pitch that passes through the strike zone. Dockers voted for an all out strike.
subversion	The act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government. The ruthless subversion of democracy.
uprising	An act of resistance or rebellion; a revolt. An armed uprising.

Usage Examples of "Revolt" as a noun

• A country-wide revolt against the government.
• A revolt over tax increases.
• The peasants rose in revolt.

Revolt as a Verb

Definitions of "Revolt" as a verb

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

• Fill with distaste.
• Feel disgust.
• Cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of.
• Make revolution.
• Refuse to acknowledge someone or something as having authority.
• Cause to feel disgust.
• Take violent action against an established government or ruler; rebel.

Synonyms of "Revolt" as a verb (18 Words)

churn up	Stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter.
disgust	Fill with distaste. This spoilt food disgusts me.
dislikeable	Have or feel a dislike or distaste for.
foul	Commit a foul break the rules. Foul the water.
gross out	Earn before taxes, expenses, etc.
mutiny	Engage in a mutiny against an authority. Thousands of the soldiers mutinied over the non-payment of wages.
nauseate	Upset and make nauseated. They were nauseated by the jingoism.
rebel	Take part in a rebellion renounce a former allegiance. The Earl of Pembroke subsequently rebelled against Henry III.
repel	Be repellent to cause aversion in. Electrically charged objects attract or repel one another.
revolting	Fill with distaste.
riot	Take part in a riot disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot. An unrepentant prodigal son rioting off to far countries.
rise	Rise to one s feet. The sun had just risen.
rise up	Rise up.
show resistance	Show in, or as in, a picture.
sicken	Make sick or ill. He sickened at the thought.
take part in an uprising	Have with oneself; have on one’s person.
take to the streets	Require (time or space.
take up arms	Take somebody somewhere.

Usage Examples of "Revolt" as a verb

• Voters may revolt when they realize the cost of the measures.
• The Iceni revolted and had to be suppressed.
• He was revolted by the stench that greeted him.
• The people revolted when bread prices tripled again.
• 'tis just the main assumption reason most revolts at.

Associations of "Revolt" (30 Words)

betrayer	A person who says one thing and does another.
cheat	An act of cheating a fraud or deception. I wish someone had told me my partner was cheating on me.
coup	A sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force. It was a major coup to get such a prestigious contract.
disloyal	Failing to be loyal to a person, country, or organization to which one has obligations. Disloyal mutterings about his leadership.
disloyalty	The quality of not being loyal to a person, country, or organization; unfaithfulness. An accusation of disloyalty and betrayal.
disobedience	The failure to obey. Disobedience to law is sometimes justified.
firebrand	Someone who deliberately foments trouble. A political firebrand.
instigator	Someone who deliberately foments trouble. He was not the instigator of the incident.
insubordination	An insubordinate act. He was dismissed for insubordination.
insurgent	A person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions. An attack by armed insurgents.
insurrection	A violent uprising against an authority or government. Opposition to the new regime led to armed insurrection.
junta	A group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power. The country s ruling military junta.
mutiny	Engage in a mutiny against an authority. The crew were on the verge of mutiny.
overthrow	A score made because the ball has been overthrown. His throw missed the stumps and went for four overthrows.
protest	Write or obtain a protest in regard to a bill. The senator rose to register his protest.
quisling	Someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force. He had the Quisling owner of the factory arrested.
rebel	A person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority especially in the hope of improving conditions. The Earl of Pembroke subsequently rebelled against Henry III.
rebellion	An act of armed resistance to an established government or leader. An act of teenage rebellion.
renegade	Become a renegade. A renegade monk.
restive	Being in a tense state. The crowd had been waiting for hours and many were becoming restive.
revolution	The overthrow of a government by those who are governed. The country has had a socialist revolution.
revolutionary	A radical supporter of political or social revolution. A revolutionary discovery.
riot	Take part in a riot disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot. The film s sex scenes caused a riot in Cannes.
rising	An armed protest against authority; a revolt. A rising trend.
seditious	In opposition to a civil authority or government. The letter was declared seditious.
subvert	Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality. We must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis.
traitor	A person who says one thing and does another. He was a traitor to his own class.
treason	The action of betraying someone or something. They were convicted of treason.
turncoat	A disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. They denounced him as a turncoat.
uprising	An act of resistance or rebellion; a revolt. An armed uprising.