adj, noun, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An outlaw or rebel.
2. 2
   a disloyal person who betrays or deserts their cause or religion or political party or friend etc. wordnet
3. 3
   A disloyal person who betrays or deserts a cause, religion, political party, friend, etc.
4. 4
   someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   To desert one's cause, or change one's loyalties; to commit betrayal. dated

   "The recent arrangement, obtained by Lord Stratford, as to the case of a Christian renegading to Mohammedanism […]"

2. 2
   break with established customs wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   Deserting, treacherous, disloyal.
2. 2
   Unconventional, unorthodox. broadly

Adjective

1. 1
   having deserted a cause or principle wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

apostateapostatedeserterratterrebelrecreant

Example

More examples

"Any politician who does not toe the main party line would be branded a renegade."

Etymology

From Spanish renegado, from Medieval Latin renegātus, perfect participle of renegō (“I deny”). See also renege.

Related phrases

renegade row

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