The ascendancy of monarchs is what keeps their subjects from rebellion.
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Rebellion
/ɹɪˈbɛl.i.ən/
Synonyms for "rebellion" (120 found)
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Closest matches (24)
Noun(8 words)
uprisinginsurrectionrevoltboston tea partycatalan rebel·liócatalan revolucióchallenging behaviordefiance
anarchismanarcho-syndicalismanarchyantinomianismchaoscivil disordercommotionconfusioncontumacycriminal syndicalismdefiancedisobedience
Adjective(4 words)
armed insurrectionarmed rebellionarmed upheavalcolonial era revolt
Strong matches (36)
Noun(15 words)
disobediencefloutingforradfrench défiancefrondeinsubordinationinsurgencesinsurgenciesinsurgentsinsurrection movementinsurrectionsintifadahlawlessnessmass insurrectionmass uprising trend
Verb(1 words)
disorderdisorderlinessdisorganizationdisruptionemeutegeneral uprisinginsubordinationinsurgenceinsurgencyinsurrectionjacquerielevee en masselynch lawmisrulemob lawmob rulemobocracy
Adjective(2 words)
mass unrestmass uprising
Adverb(1 words)
more celebrated revolutions
Related words (60)
Adverb(1 words)
more glorious revolutions
Noun(29 words)
more lawlessmutiniesmutinymutiny aboard shipmutinyingnonconformityopen defianceoppositionoverthrow attemptoverthrow of governmentoverthrowingpeasant rebellionpeasant uprisingputschesrebel uprisingrebellionsrebelliousnessrevoltsrevolutionary actsrevolutionary war
Adjective(10 words)
organized insurrection attemptpolitical revolutionpolitical revolution movementspopular insurrectionpopular uprisingregional revoltrevolutionary movementviolent insurrectionviolent overthrowviolent revolution
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9 entriesacademic dissentcultural rebellioninsurrectionmutinyrefusal to follow rulesriottalking backuprisingyouth rebellion
Collocations
5 entriesarmed rebellionpeasant rebellionpopular uprisingrebellion against authorityyouth rebellion
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
The speaker tried to incite the people to rebellion.
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The troops easily put down the rebellion.
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The troops soon put down the rebellion.
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