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- [noun, adjective reb-uh l; verb ri-bel]
- /noun, adjective ˈrɛb əl; verb rɪˈbɛl/
- /ˈreb.əl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [noun, adjective reb-uh l; verb ri-bel]
- /noun, adjective ˈrɛb əl; verb rɪˈbɛl/
Definitions of rebel word
- noun rebel a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country. 1
- noun rebel a person who resists any authority, control, or tradition. 1
- adjective rebel rebellious; defiant. 1
- adjective rebel of or relating to rebels. 1
- verb without object rebel to reject, resist, or rise in arms against one's government or ruler. 1
- verb without object rebel to resist or rise against some authority, control, or tradition. 1
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Origin of rebel
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (adj.) Middle English < Old French rebelle < Latin rebellis renewing a war, equivalent to re- re- + bell(um) war + -is adj. suffix; (v.) Middle English rebellen (< Old French rebeller) < Latin rebellāre; (noun) Middle English rebel, derivative of the adj.
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Parts of speech for Rebel
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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rebel popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rebel usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rebel
noun rebel
- abandoner — a person or thing that abandons
- agitator — If you describe someone involved in politics as an agitator, you disapprove of them because of the trouble they cause in organizing campaigns and protests.
- anarchist — An anarchist is a person who believes in anarchism.
- asperser — to attack with false, malicious, and damaging charges or insinuations; slander.
- avantgarde — the advance group in any field, especially in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods.
verb rebel
- act out — If you act out an event which has happened, you copy the actions which took place and make them into a play.
- act up — If something is acting up, it is not working properly.
- back-talk — an impudent response; impudence.
- cry out — If you cry out, you call out loudly because you are frightened, unhappy, or in pain.
- defect — A defect is a fault or imperfection in a person or thing.
adj rebel
- anarchistic — An anarchistic person believes in anarchism. Anarchistic activity or literature promotes anarchism.
- freaker — any abnormal phenomenon or product or unusual object; anomaly; aberration.
- mutinous — disposed to, engaged in, or involving revolt against authority.
adjective rebel
- dissenting — to differ in sentiment or opinion, especially from the majority; withhold assent; disagree (often followed by from): Two of the justices dissented from the majority decision.
- extremist — A person who holds extreme or fanatical political or religious views, esp. one who resorts to or advocates extreme action.
- insurgent — a person who rises in forcible opposition to lawful authority, especially a person who engages in armed resistance to a government or to the execution of its laws; rebel.
- nonconformist — a person who refuses to conform, as to established customs, attitudes, or ideas.
Antonyms for rebel
verb rebel
- act upon — anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
- give way — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- conform — If something conforms to something such as a law or someone's wishes, it is of the required type or quality.
- obey — to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of: to obey one's parents.
noun rebel
- conformist — Someone who is conformist behaves or thinks like everyone else rather than doing things that are original.
- loyalist — a person who is loyal; a supporter of the sovereign or of the existing government, especially in time of revolt.
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