Antonyms for insurrectionist
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : in-suh-rek-shuhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn səˈrɛk ʃən |
Definition of insurrectionist
Origin :- early 15c., from Middle French insurrection, from Late Latin insurrectionem (nominative insurrectio) "a rising up," noun of action from past participle stem of insurgere "to rise up" (see insurgent).
- noun rebel
- He knew what it meant to refuse to enter the insurrectionist service after having once been notified.
- Extract from : « Bamboo Tales » by Ira L. Reeves
- Clarkson, who seems to have been the meekest and most patient of men, was stigmatized as an insurrectionist.
- Extract from : « An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans » by Lydia Maria Child
Synonyms for insurrectionist
- agitator
- anarchist
- antagonist
- apostate
- demagogue
- deserter
- disectarian
- dissenter
- experientialist
- experimenter
- frondeur
- guerrilla
- heretic
- iconoclast
- independent
- individualist
- innovator
- insurgent
- insurrectionary
- malcontent
- mutineer
- nihilist
- nonconformist
- opponent
- overthrower
- recreant
- renegade
- resistance
- revolter
- revolutionary
- revolutionist
- rioter
- schismatic
- secessionist
- seditionist
- separatist
- subverter
- traitor
- turncoat
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