insurgent - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment

Synonyms

• guerilla
• guerrilla
• insurgent
• irregular

More generic

• warrior

More specific

• Maquis
• Maquisard
• urban guerrilla

Related

• guerilla force
• guerrilla force

Noun

a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)

Synonyms

• freedom fighter
• insurgent
• insurrectionist
• rebel

More generic

• crusader
• meliorist
• reformer
• reformist
• revolutionary
• revolutionist
• social reformer
• subversive
• subverter

More specific

• Young Turk
• mutineer

Adjective

in opposition to a civil authority or government

Synonyms

• insurgent
• seditious
• subversive

Related

• disloyal

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