as in rebels
a person who rises up against authority
a would-be insurrectionist with a plan to bomb the capitol
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Recent Examples of insurrectionists
Thomas Hobbes took a very dim view of rebels and insurrectionists.
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Austin Sarat,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
The recipients will almost surely be insurrectionists and other allies.
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Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2026
People's Liberation Army troops under Mao's control either ignored the violence or offered support to the insurrectionists while the country descended into lawlessness and retribution.
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Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
Stephen Miller is now calling Minnesota protesters insurrectionists, while the January 6th mobs were considered peaceful protesters and tourists.
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Dp Opinion,
Denver Post,
21 Jan. 2026
The President and his advisers have called those opposing them in Minnesota radical lunatics, domestic terrorists, and outright insurrectionists.
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Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
15 Jan. 2026
The guns stay on store shelves, insurrectionists get pardoned, and pundits keep telling leftists to stop talking about trans rights.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
Fragoso asked of the insurrectionists.
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EW.com,
4 Aug. 2025
They can only be viewed as rebels or insurrectionists.
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Mark A. Graber,
The Conversation,
1 Feb. 2024
Austin Sarat,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
The recipients will almost surely be insurrectionists and other allies.
—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2026
People's Liberation Army troops under Mao's control either ignored the violence or offered support to the insurrectionists while the country descended into lawlessness and retribution.
—
Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
Stephen Miller is now calling Minnesota protesters insurrectionists, while the January 6th mobs were considered peaceful protesters and tourists.
—
Dp Opinion,
Denver Post,
21 Jan. 2026
The President and his advisers have called those opposing them in Minnesota radical lunatics, domestic terrorists, and outright insurrectionists.
—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
15 Jan. 2026
The guns stay on store shelves, insurrectionists get pardoned, and pundits keep telling leftists to stop talking about trans rights.
—
Kathryn Vanarendonk,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
Fragoso asked of the insurrectionists.
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EW.com,
4 Aug. 2025
They can only be viewed as rebels or insurrectionists.
—
Mark A. Graber,
The Conversation,
1 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurrectionists
Noun
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And the old person who rebels is ridiculous.
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There was relative peace for 11 years, until a second civil war erupted in 1983, when leaders in Khartoum imposed sharia (Islamic) law and accelerated repression of the southern Christian rebels, which ultimately allowed a ruthless military officer, Omar al-Bashir, to come to power in 1989.
Noun
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Sistan-Baluchistan, which borders Pakistan and Afghanistan, has long seen clashes between security forces, insurgents and drug smugglers.
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Nine American soldiers died and 27 others were injured while fighting a battle against 200 Taliban insurgents in the village of Wanat in Afghanistan’s Waygal Valley.
Noun
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Or was July 4, 1776, for the revolutionaries who founded the US, actually an undistinguished day?
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Trade the tricorn hats, bonnets and homespun shirts for flip flops, sneakers and soccer jerseys, and the intrepid revolutionaries of 1776 would have looked a lot like the people of 2026.
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“Insurrectionists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurrectionists. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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