rebel
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3.6
- noun
- /ˈrɛbəl/
- Many rebels chose to fight for their rights and freedoms, risking everything in the process.
- rebel leader
- rebel forces
- rebel troops
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- And now these Hootie rebels are in Yemen.
- The genius, the transformative rebel, is the catalyst of that change.
- He was always kind of a, a rebel sort, I would say.
- So most of your rebels will follow the river edge.
- You might say that there were three directions that the rebels went, three basic directions.
- Like these new rebel voices like the Tarantinos, etcetera.
- Whether we're arming the rebels or we're doing some sort of formal negotiation.
- You do not declare war against rebels.
- Bootsy Collins, Rick James, James Brown, you know, the rebel mentality.
Examples
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A group of rebels have found their way in.
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Some experts maintain that the rebels still cling to their old dream of toppling the government.
Academic text (1999) -
Steve Jobs was this rebel, this entrepreneur with a purpose.
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All right, you rebels, boys getting up to no good.
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In their eyes, we are not soldiers but rebels.
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Meanwhile, the third round of talks between the rebels and the government has been postponed.
Academic text (1990) -
Many on both sides died, but the rebels were not dislodged.
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Union troops were encountering an array of rebel forces, some uniformed, some not.
Academic text (2008) -
Now Basil and these new allies descended upon the rebel forces with vengeful fury.
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Now! Yelling like fiends, the rebels burst from cover and dashed toward the barricade.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
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8.6
A person who fights against the government, often as part of a small armed group
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7.5
A person who speaks against the government or its leaders and may be punished
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7.9
A person who leaves and betrays their group
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7.2
A person who disagrees with common ideas or with those in charge
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7.9
Having ideas and actions that do not follow usual rules
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6.2
A person who opposes authority or control
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7.3
A person who does not follow the usual customs or rules of society
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4.5
A person who speaks out against a plan or idea
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9.8
A person who takes part in an armed attack to try to remove a government
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7.0
A person who takes strong action to change a government or society
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7.4
A person who acts against a government or its rules, like a protester
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9.1
A person who openly refuses to follow rules or authority
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9.4
A person who encourages others to rebel against the government or other authority
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7.1
A person who openly refuses to obey rules or authority
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7.9
A person who takes part in a revolt against authority
Antonyms
Compounds
A Chilean armed group formed in the 1980s that used violence to fight the military government
How Rebellious
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word rebel comes from the Latin parts re- 'again' and bellum 'war', so a rebel was originally someone who 'went back to war'. That's why a rebel today is a person who fights against rulers or the usual rules.