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Noun

A person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or leader

A person who resists authority, control, or convention

A person who is dissatisfied and rebellious

One who incites

A person who holds extreme political or religious views

A (young) person who misbehaves or is rebellious

A person who engages in sabotage

Bird of ill omen

A group of opponents, especially in sport, business, or politics

Verb

To rise in opposition or armed resistance to an established government or leader

To resist authority, control, or convention

To show or feel repugnance for or resistance to something

To involve oneself in a (public) protest or demonstration

To abandon one's country or cause, typically in favor of an opposing one

To refuse to work as a protest

To disagree with or dispute

Cause trouble

To cause great inconvenience to, especially by misbehaving

To resist openly and boldly

To undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution)

To express an objection to what someone has said or done

Adjective

Resistant to control or authority

Far beyond the norm in terms of public opinion

Proper noun

Johnny Reb

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Noun

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A person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or leader

member of the underground

professional soldier

member of the resistance

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“Heavily armed security forces then stormed the place and caught the rebel by surprise.”

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A person who resists authority, control, or convention

skeptic^US

sceptic^UK

unconventional person

unconventional thinker

independent-minded person

unorthodox thinker

unconstrained thinker

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“Hetfield, ever the rebel, resists the process until he goes into rehab for six months and gets with the Program.”

Noun

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A person who is dissatisfied and rebellious

a bear with a sore head

bear with a sore head

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Noun

One who incites

phony^US

phoney^UK

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Noun

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A person who holds extreme political or religious views

sceptic^UK

skeptic^US

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Noun

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A (young) person who misbehaves or is rebellious

jailbird^US

gaolbird^UK

Noun

A person who engages in sabotage

Noun

Bird of ill omen

Mother Carey's chicken

Noun

A group of opponents, especially in sport, business, or politics

Verb

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To rise in opposition or armed resistance to an established government or leader

refuse to obey orders

take part in an insurrection

take part in an uprising

mobilise^UK

mobilize^US

behave uncontrollably

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“These colonial taxation policies are refused and once again Englishmen rebel against their King in defense of Liberty.”

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To resist authority, control, or convention

refuse to accept the authority of

baulk^UK

balk^US

take law into own hands

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“We must settle for nothing less than leaders who rebel against the beliefs and models that no longer apply.”

Verb

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To show or feel repugnance for or resistance to something

“Any program that your mind interprets as punishment is one your mind is bound to rebel against.”

Verb

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To involve oneself in a (public) protest or demonstration

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To abandon one's country or cause, typically in favor of an opposing one

have nothing more to do with

go over to the other side

have no more truck with

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

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Verb

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To refuse to work as a protest

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To disagree with or dispute

baulk^UK

balk^US

express disagreement with

be at each other's throats

face down

bump heads

be of a different opinion

take exception

have a different opinion

fight like cat and dog

be divided

be at sixes and sevens

not see eye to eye

go at it hammer and tongs

contradict each other

go for the jugular

lay into

have it out

have a misunderstanding

refuse to accept the authority of

be of a different mind

put up a fight against

expose

neutralize^US

set your face against

argue against

stand up and be counted against

neutralise^UK

criticize^US

come face to face with

criticise^UK

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

meet eyeball-to-eyeball

set one's face against

blow out of the water

be at odds with somebody

beg to differ

reluct

throw down the gauntlet at

enquire^UK

inquire^US

match yourself against

knock the bottom out of

give the lie to

drive a coach and horses through

deceive

belie

struggle with

get into conflict with

knock chip off shoulder

go eyeball to eyeball with

be pitted against

be opposed to

go toe to toe with

come into conflict with

take the bull by the horns

go up against in contest

try to beat

bid

attempt

pitch oneself against

take issue with somebody

take wind out of sails

enter into combat with

tell someone where to get off

reprove

give the cold shoulder

not hear of

give someone the brush-off

give someone the go-by

come to close quarters with

entertain doubts about

have reservations about

take law into own hands

harbour suspicions about

have suspicions about

raise doubts about

express reservations about

harbour reservations about

have hesitations about

express suspicions about

give cold shoulder to

brazen out

survive

show to be wrong

argue the pros and cons of

blow sky high

declare to be untrue

prove to be wrong

have an argument about

pick an argument with

bandy words concerning

go the distance against

stand one's ground

sit and take it

persevere in the face of

not give up

hold one's ground

hold one's ground against

remain firm

stand one's ground against

take it

hold the line against

put up struggle

stand firm

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Verb

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Cause trouble

make waves

cause trouble

criticise^UK

criticize^US

Verb

To cause great inconvenience to, especially by misbehaving

be guilty of misconduct

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Verb

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To resist openly and boldly

put up a fight against

come face to face with

meet eyeball-to-eyeball

throw down the gauntlet at

put a bold face on it

knock chip off shoulder

look straight in the eye

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

take the bull by the horns

tell off

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Verb

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To undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution)

subvert

overturn

destabilise^UK

destabilize^US

bring about the downfall of

jeopardize^US

jeopardise^UK

throw a spanner in the works of

unhorse

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

minimize^US

minimise^UK

detract

demean

belittle

strike at the foundations

pull the rug out from under

cost

chip away

prejudice

cause the sacrifice of

be disadvantageous to

rob from

wear down

deteriorate

drive a nail into the coffin of

neutralize^US

outmaneuver^US

neutralise^UK

put out of commission

throw a monkey wrench into

rain on someone's parade

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

pulverize^US

vaporize^US

knock the bottom out of

crash

dynamite

zap

wipe from the face of the earth

pulverise^UK

vaporise^UK

axe^UK

ax^US

give someone the boot

give someone their marching orders

give someone the push

wipe off the face of the earth

baulk^UK

balk^US

upset someone's apple cart

take the enjoyment out of

take the pleasure out of

queer someone's pitch

put a spoke in someone's wheel

upset one's apple cart

beat down

take wind out of sails

drive a coach and horses through

blow sky-high

give the lie to

shoot full of holes

blow out of the water

put down

take away

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Verb

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To express an objection to what someone has said or done

kick up a stink about

kick up a fuss about

argue

condemn

criticize^US

balk^US

baulk^UK

criticise^UK

lodge a protest against

express disapproval of

express disagreement with

make a protest against

complain vociferously about

disagree violently with

oppose strongly

rate

put up a fight against

tongue-lash

chew out

make a stand against

complain bitterly about

whip

speak out against

kick up

take great exception to

express objections to

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Adjective

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Resistant to control or authority

obstinately disobedient

unfavorable^US

without law and order

dishevelled^UK

disheveled^US

revelling^UK

impossible to cope with

reveling^US

untrammeled^US

terrorizing^US

uncivilised^UK

terrorising^UK

uncivilized^US

full of ups and downs

spreading like wildfire

cavilling^UK

off straight and narrow

have chip on shoulder

caviling^US

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“These rebel chefs choose to ignore the dictates of classic French cuisine.”

Adjective

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Far beyond the norm in terms of public opinion

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Proper noun

Johnny Reb

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