Rebellion synonyms

rĭ-bĕl'yən

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resistance
(Biology) Ability (of an organism, tissue, or cell) to withstand a destructive agent or condition such as a chemical compound, a disease agent, or an environmental stressor:
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revolt
A rising up against the government; rebellion; insurrection
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insurrection
The act or an instance of open revolt against civil authority or a constituted government.
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insurgence
The action or an instance of rebellion; an insurrection.
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uprising
The act or an instance of rising or rising up.
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resist (related)
A protective coating or covering.
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defiance
A challenge
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disobedience (related)
Refusal to obey; failure to follow rules, commands, etc.; insubordination
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revolution
Apparent movement of the sun and stars around the earth
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disturbance
Commotion; disorder
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treachery (related)
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outbreak
A sudden increase:
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peace (antonym)
An agreement or a treaty to end hostilities:
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insubordination
The quality of being insubordinate; disobedience to lawful authority.
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insurgency
An instance of rebellion; an insurgence.
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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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sedition
Organized incitement of rebellion or civil disorder against authority or the state, usually by speech or writing.
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upheaval
Upheaval is a sudden and dramatic change or disruption, often that leads to chaos.
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calm (antonym)
Lack of agitation or excitement; tranquillity; serenity
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harmony (antonym)
A literary work which brings together or arranges systematically parallel passages of historians respecting the same events, and shows their agreement or consistency.
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rising
The act of something that rises.
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civil-war (related)
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rebel (related)
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crusade (related)
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persecution (related)
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pogrom (related)
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jacobite (related)
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royalist (related)
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usurper (related)
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conquest (related)
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Rebellion Sentence Examples

  • Alva was now free to deal with rebellion in the north.

  • The Astrakhan rebellion (1706), which affected all the districts under his government, shook Peter's confidence in him, and seriously impaired his position.

  • Anyway, he expired two days later in the guardhouse of the citadel of St Petersburg, two days after the senate had condemned him to death for imagining rebellion against his father, and for hoping for the co-operation of the common people and the armed intervention of his brother-in-law, the emperor.

  • I found out there's a way for the rebellion to permanently remove me from my position.

  • The country round is fertile and well cultivated, and the place must have been one of considerable wealth before the T'aip'ing rebellion, as the ruins of many fine temples attest.

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