Insurrection synonyms

ĭn'sə-rĕk'shən

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revolt
The state of a person or persons in rebellion:
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riot
A violent public disturbance of the peace, by a number of persons (specified, in law, usually as three or more) assembled together
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coup
A sudden appropriation of leadership or power; a takeover:
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insurgence
The action or an instance of rebellion; an insurrection.
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rebellion
(Countable) An organized, forceful subversion of the law of the land in an attempt to replace it with another form of government.
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resist (related)
A protective coating or covering.
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disorder (related)
A disturbance of civic peace or of public order.
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compliance (antonym)
The act of complying with a wish, request, or demand; acquiescence.
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revolution (related)
Overthrow of a government, form of government, or social system by those governed and usually by forceful means, with another government or system taking its place
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mutiny
Revolt against and, often, forcible resistance to constituted authority; esp., rebellion of soldiers or sailors against their officers
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uprising
The action of rising up; specif., an outbreak against a government; revolt
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subordination (antonym)
(Now Rare) Subjection or submission to rank, power, or authority; obedience
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sedition
Sedition is defined as words or speech that incite people to rebel against the government or governing authority.
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counter-revolution (related)
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pogrom (related)
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coup-d-etat (related)
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civil-war (related)
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rioting (related)
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obedience (antonym)
The quality or condition of being obedient.
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rising
The act of something that rises.
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Insurrection Sentence Examples

  • After the insurrection of the 3rst of October he was imprisoned for a short time.

  • On the 24th he captured Monte Rotondo, but did not enter Rome as the expected insurrection had not broken out.

  • The insurrection of dissenters (1708-1711), which was headed by Thomas Carey, who was deputy-governor while the trouble was brewing, was in opposition to the establishment of the Church of England; it was ultimately unsuccessful, the Church was established in 1711, a law was passed which deprived Quakers of the privilege of serving on juries or holding public office, and the establishment was continued until the War of Independence.

  • A simultaneous insurrection at Massa - Carrara was crushed with similar vigour.

  • In pursuance of his patronage of Monmouth, Shaftesbury now secured for him the command of the army sent to suppress the insurrection in Scotland, which he is supposed to have fomented.

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