Antonyms for revolt


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : ri-vohlt
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈvoʊlt


Definition of revolt

Origin :
  • 1540s, from Middle French revolter (15c.), from Italian rivoltare "to overthrow, overturn," from Vulgar Latin *revolvitare "to overturn, overthrow," frequentative of Latin revolvere (past participle revolutus) "turn, roll back" (see revolve). Related: Revolted; revolting.
  • noun uprising
  • verb rebel, rise up against
  • verb disgust, nauseate
Example sentences :
  • Mrs. Page could not get back of Harriet's revolt to its cause.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • The mind of Chief Inspector Heat was inaccessible to ideas of revolt.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • Injustice has always roused me to revolt, and injustice was certainly having its fling.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • There was not a word of gratitude to this man, not a murmur of vengeance nor of revolt.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • The essential elements of our poetry will be courage, audacity, and revolt.
  • Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
  • A revolt roused him, and he was on the point of shouting out the truth.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • But Pierre was unable to pray, so powerfully did revolt stir him.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • With that cry of revolt and compassion, the friends separated for the night.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • For a hasty moment he visioned the commencement of the revolt.
  • Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
  • The secret gorge was the headquarters of the revolt, he argued.
  • Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner

Synonyms for revolt

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