mutiny

Meaning

Noun

1. An organized rebellion against a legally constituted authority, especially by seamen against their officers.
2. Violent commotion; tumult; strife.

Verb

To commit a mutiny.

Synonyms

revolt

rebellion

insurrection

rebel

uprising

riot

insurgence

insurgency

sedition

be intense

be insolent

rise up

betray

coup

resist

treachery

treason

insurgent

revolution

overthrow

rising

stance

stand

standing

standstill

stasis

strike

takeover

unrest

upraising

walk out

posture

mutinousness rebelliousness

stop

🛑

uprest

attitude

dare

defiance

dethroning

disobedience

indignation

insubordination

layover

lifting

motion

movement

outbreak

pose

raising

rebellions

recalcitrance

renegade

resistance

riser

run wild

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmju.tə.ni/

Etymology

From Middle French mutiner.

Sentences

The topmen began to plot mutiny .