as in revolt
open fighting against authority (as one's own government)
a mutiny led by the ship's cook
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as in to rebel
to rise up against established authority
the party's conservative faction mutinied just before the election
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Recent Examples of mutiny
Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 May 2025
This led to a mutiny among the sailors and the enslaved people — after which around 650 people remained.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
Max Bergmann, Foreign Affairs, 18 July 2023
Jackie Calmes: McCarthy flopped, Gaetz mutinied, but blame the chaos on the entire Republican Party.
—Helen Li, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2023
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Noun
There were some other problems early on as well, but what a difference a mutiny makes.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 May 2025
This led to a mutiny among the sailors and the enslaved people — after which around 650 people remained.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
Verb
In early November, as the German naval command contemplated initiating a final climactic and likely suicidal attack on the British fleet, German sailors mutinied in the city of Kiel, leading to a wider revolution.
—Max Bergmann, Foreign Affairs, 18 July 2023
Jackie Calmes: McCarthy flopped, Gaetz mutinied, but blame the chaos on the entire Republican Party.
—Helen Li, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutiny
Noun
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Five days later, after a revolt, he was reinstated.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2025
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Related article As Trump reignites a trade war and faces a bond market revolt, the economy is about to go through the wringer this week It’s been somewhat difficult to assess the true health of consumer spending lately.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
27 May 2025
Verb
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Set in the 16th century, the film follows Magellan, a young and ambitious Portuguese navigator who rebels against the power of the King, who doesn’t support his dream of discovering the world.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
3 June 2025
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But rank-and-file Democratic lawmakers rebelled and Newsom abandoned the effort.—
George Skelton,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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Although Tarrio himself was not in Washington D.C. on Jan. 6, the Department of Justice viewed him as one of the masterminds of the insurrection.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2025
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The Act forbids the U.S. military, including the National Guard, from participating in civilian law enforcement, unless there is an invasion or an insurrection — and there is not.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
11 June 2025
Noun
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The barricade at the heart of the novel and the musical is actually a scene from the savagely repressed uprising of June 1848.—
Graham Robb,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2025
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Those runs capped a seven-run, ninth-inning uprising that turned a 10-4 laugher into an 11-10 setback.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Hulu's Emmy-winning series pushed far beyond the events in Margaret Atwood's 1985 book, building to a rebellion in the totalitarian, patriarchal nation where women are dehumanized and used as vessels for breeding.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 May 2025
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While there were wins for the rebellion, Gilead lives on with many of June’s strongest allies trapped there at the start of the episode, like Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) and Janine (Madeline Brewer).—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
26 May 2025
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“Mutiny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutiny. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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