insurrectionary 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of insurrectionarynext
as in insurgent
taking part in a rebellion a small insurrectionary force that was soundly defeated by the loyalists

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insurrectionary

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noun

as in rebel
a person who rises up against authority only a small band of insurrectionaries who were willing to stand up to the dictator

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurrectionary
  1. insurgent
  2. rebel
  3. revolutionary
Adjective
  • Since insurgent interactions with al Qaeda are almost certain to be clandestine, at least at first, detecting violations of the deal will be a test of U.S. intelligence gathering.
    David Petraeus, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2020
  • Of course an insurgent political group can’t go shouting in the streets, and your friends and neighbors had better stay quiet, too.
    Meredith Haggerty, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Definition of insurgent
Noun
  • What's New On Friday 170 House Republicans joined Democrats to approve an emergency funding bill just hours before a partial government shutdown was due to go into effect, despite President-elect Donald Trump's threat to oust any rebels.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
  • As Assad regained control over much of the territory lost to the rebels, Syria slid further into poverty.
    Loubna Mrie, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of rebel
Noun
  • In 1793, French revolutionaries executed their king, Louis XVI, and his wife, Marie Antoinette, unleashing a wave of political instability that threatened the whole of Europe.
    Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
  • While these actions tend to be characterized as those of a crazy luddite, however, they are more accurately seen as those of an extreme political revolutionary.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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