rebel

Noun

1. A person who resists an established authority, often violently.
2. (US, historical) Synonym of Confederate: a citizen of the Confederate States of America, especially a Confederate soldier.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To resist or become defiant toward an authority.
2. (intransitive) To forcefully subvert the law of the land in an attempt to replace it with another form of government.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹɛbəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: rebel

Inherited from Middle English: rebellen

In summary

From Middle English rebel, rebell, from Old French rebelle, from Latin rebellis (“waging war again; insurgent”), from rebellō (“I wage war again, fight back”), from re- (“again, back”) + bellō (“I wage war”).

Synonyms

revolt

insurgent

mutineer

mutiny

traitor

rioter

insurrectionist

resist

rise

disobey

rise up

oppose

rebellious

renegade

revolutionist

nonconformist

rebellion

react

maverick

bandit

revolter

riot

dissenter

defy

loner

betray

arise

freedom fighter

transgress

guerrilla

iconoclast

protester

insurrection

resistance

insurrectional

revolutionary

separatist

struggle

thief

be inconsistent with

turn against

treason

troublemaker

unruly

uprising

villain

🦹‍♂️

warrior

be obstinate

rise against

run away from

Translations

rebelde

rebelle

Rebell

ribelle

ribellarsi

rebellieren

rebel

rebeller

se révolter

αντάρτης

se rebeller

muiter

επαναστατώ

oproerling

opstandeling