rebel
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Sense: Noun: political revolutionary
Synonyms:
insurgent, agitator, insurrectionist, anarchist, dissident, revolutionary, turncoat, freedom fighter, rioter, deserter, revolter, seditionist, separatist, renegade, traitor, radical, insurrectionary, mutineer, subverter, guerrilla, member of the uprising, secessionist, underground worker
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Sense: Noun: independent thinker
Synonyms:
independent Collocations, nonconformist, non-conformist, free-thinker, maverick Collocations, innovator, experimenter
Antonyms:
conformist, conventionalist, law-abiding citizen, lawmaker, paragon, purist, traditionalist, stickler
Sense: Verb: resist or try to overthrow authority
Synonyms:
rise up, rise Collocations, resist Collocations, revolt, take up arms against, start an uprising, turn against, break with, boycott, defy Collocations, riot Collocations, resist authority, fight in the streets, strike Collocations, overturn, mutiny, start a confrontation, renounce, combat, oppose Collocations, be insubordinate, be treasonable, upset Collocations, overthrow Collocations, denounce, dethrone, disobey, raise hell
Antonyms:
obey, submit Collocations, accede, back down, yield Collocations, surrender Collocations, be loyal, do what you're told, make peace, get in line, take orders, bow to