Revolt Synonyms and Antonyms

rĭ-vōlt
Organized opposition intended to change or overthrow existing authority
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. uprising
  2. rebellion
  3. insurrection
  4. mutiny
  5. revolution
  6. sedition
  7. insurgence
  8. insurgency
  9. rising
Antonyms:
  1. calm
  2. peace
  3. harmony
To fill with disgust or abhorrence; repel.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. disgust

Words Related to Revolt

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. like
  2. civil-war
  3. pogrom
  4. counter-revolution
  5. unrest
  6. crusade
  7. fascism
  8. uprisings

Revolt Sentence Examples

  • He was suspected of bringing about a revolt in Scotland.

  • Mahommed in fact represented a revolt against the anthropomorphism of commonplace Mahommedan orthodoxy, but he was a rigid predestinarian and a strict observer of the law.

  • All the land was lost in the next few years, partly by the revolt of the local farmers.

  • Against the attendant abuses the Augustinian monk Martin Luther posted (31st October 1517) on the church door at Wittenberg his famous ninety-five theses, which were the signal for widespread revolt against the church.

  • After a severe struggle, the revolt was suppressed by the Roman general, Julius Severus, and Jerusalem was recaptured and again destroyed.

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