Insurgent
Pronunciation of Insurgent
/ɪnsˈɜːd͡ʒənt/, /ɪnsˈɜːdʒənt/, /ɪ_n_s_ˈɜː_dʒ_ə_n_t/
Antonyms for insurgent:
Synonyms for insurgent:
Sense 1
Sense 2
mutinous, radical, repulsive, revolutionist, lawless.
mutinous
obdurate
rebel
skeptic
nihilist.
Other synonyms and related words:
insurrectionist, lawless, incitive, second, radical, disloyal, revolutionary, irregular, revolutionist, Johnny, maverick, reb, incendiary, freedom fighter, mutineer, insurrectionary, guerilla, seditious, rebel, nihilist, repulsive, guerrilla, rabble-rousing, inflammatory, instigative, subversive, Revolter, mutinous, uncontrollable.
all (adjective)
seditious, subversive.
contumacious (adjective)
recalcitrant, rebellious, stubborn.
defiant (adjective)
stubborn, insolent, audacious, confrontational, recalcitrant, resistant, defiant, rebellious, insubordinate, obstinate, dissenting, conflicting, challenging, bold, factious, daring.
inflammatory (adjective)
incitive, incendiary, rabble-rousing.
insubordinate (adjective)
insurgent (adjective)
insurrectionary, revolutionary, seditious, insubordinate, mutinous, factious.
mutinous (adjective)
disloyal, subversive.
Sense 2 (noun)
anarchist (noun)
insurgent (noun)
insurrectionist, Revolter, radical, guerilla, disloyal, irregular, revolutionist, seditious, mutineer, rebel, guerrilla, freedom fighter, subversive.
insurrectionary (noun)
revolutionist (noun)
Usage examples for insurgent:
- Mr. Lockyer shook his picturesque head in sad remonstrance at this vulgar, coarse, but latterly frequent retort of insurgent democracy upon indignant aristocracy. - "The Grain Of Dust A Novel", David Graham Phillips.
- He did not find a single ship in the harbor; there were only a few fisher- boats tossing on the waves, from whose owners he learned that the insurgent slaves, after ravaging the coast, had retired in large numbers to the interior of the island. - "The Corsair King", Mór Jókai.