as in revolutionary
taking part in a rebellion
any insurgent soldiers will be dealt with harshly
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as in rebel
a person who rises up against authority
the government subjected the insurgents to the most inhuman torture imaginable
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Recent Examples of insurgent
Shafaq Patel, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
The photograph depicts a foot soldier in an insurgent religious movement trying to storm the halls of American power.
—John Blake, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Farage, the forever insurgent, has always been able to avoid the choices that come with power.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Burrows' win marks a defeat for the insurgent right wing of the GOP that eschewed working with Democrats.
—Shafaq Patel, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
The photograph depicts a foot soldier in an insurgent religious movement trying to storm the halls of American power.
—John Blake, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
Noun
Labels matter Security analysts say the situation in Haiti continues to defy clear international legal characterization and the choice of labels – crisis, armed conflict, gangs, terrorist groups, armed groups, criminal groups, insurgents – carries significant legal and humanitarian implications.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Farage, the forever insurgent, has always been able to avoid the choices that come with power.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurgent
Adjective
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Considered a revolutionary moka pot by the Alessi team, Illycaffè and Alessi asked designer Michele de Lucchi to design Pulcina.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
10 Oct. 2025
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Thomas Jefferson was likewise discomfited by the revolutionary possibility of female citizenship.—
Jane Kamensky,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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In Syria, rebels overthrew Assad last year, Israeli strikes killed Hezbollah and Hamas’ top leaders, while Iraqi militant groups faded into the background.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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In Valentin's case, his love for Molina, and in Cassian's, his love for adoptive mother, Maarva (Fiona Shaw), girlfriend Bix (Adria Arjona), and the other rebels with whom he's aligned himself.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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There's just something so irresistible about the lace-up flat with its air of rebellious discipline.—
Alex Sales,
Glamour,
12 Oct. 2025
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Singer Kelis has always been rebellious and non-conforming.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Clarisse looks intimidating climbing out of a boat, as does Bushnell’s traitorous Luke, who wields a sharp-looking knife.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
24 July 2025
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There's a delicious whodunit aspect to it, too, as the list of five potentially traitorous suspects includes the operative's own high-profile wife (Cate Blanchett).—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
4 July 2025
Adjective
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Many Americans have been fired or had their free-speech rights violated because of their statements about the war—and this has created a tremendous insurrectionary energy on both the far right and the left.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Two of the astronauts will then transfer to the Starship HLS, which will carry them down to the moon’s south pole, a treacherous area pockmarked with steep craters.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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My Titleist ProV1x was waist-high on a treacherous side-hill lie.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But then a twist of fate in the form of a mutinous slave ship off the coast of the United States offered an opportunity to take the battle over slavery to the courts.—
Time,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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Even more provocative was Slocum’s conviction that a domestic life could be built upon the planks of a ship, amid seasick squalor, a mutinous crew, and crazy-making monotony and isolation.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
9 July 2025
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“Insurgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurgent. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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