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- [ren-i-geyd]
- /ˈrɛn ɪˌgeɪd/
- /ˈren.ɪ.ɡeɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ren-i-geyd]
- /ˈrɛn ɪˌgeɪd/
Definitions of renegade word
- noun renegade a person who deserts a party or cause for another. 1
- noun renegade an apostate from a religious faith. 1
- adjective renegade of or like a renegade; traitorous. 1
- countable noun renegade A renegade is a person who abandons the religious, political, or philosophical beliefs that he or she used to have, and accepts opposing or different beliefs. 0
- adjective renegade Renegade is used to describe a member of a group or profession who behaves in a way that is opposed to the normal behaviour or beliefs of that group or profession. 0
- noun renegade a person who deserts his or her cause or faith for another; apostate; traitor 0
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Origin of renegade
First appearance:
before 1575 One of the 34% oldest English words
1575-85; < Spanish renegado < Medieval Latin renegātus (noun use of past participle of renegāre to desert, renege), equivalent to re- re- + neg-, base of negāre to deny + -ātus -ade1
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Parts of speech for Renegade
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
renegade popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% 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".
renegade usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for renegade
noun renegade
- apostate — An apostate is someone who has abandoned their religious faith, political loyalties, or principles.
- 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.
- awol — If someone in the Armed Forces goes AWOL, they leave their post without the permission of a superior officer. AWOL is an abbreviation for 'absent without leave'.
- awols — a soldier or other military person who is absent from duty without leave.
- backstabber — someone who attacks another deceitfully, behind his or her back
adj renegade
- false — not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
- mythomaniac — lying or exaggerating to an abnormal degree.
adjective renegade
- backsliding — If you accuse someone of backsliding, you disapprove of them because they have failed to do something they promised or agreed to do, or have started again doing something undesirable that they had previously stopped doing.
- falsehearted — Alternative spelling of false-hearted.
- outlaw — a lawless person or habitual criminal, especially one who is a fugitive from the law.
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