Synonyms and antonyms of To rebel or protest in British Thesaurus

agitate (verb)

mainly journalism to try to cause social or political changes by arguing or protesting, or through other political activity

black (verb)

British to refuse to work with a company or to buy their goods, especially as a political protest

blacklist (verb)

to say that particular products should not be bought, especially as part of a political protest

boycott (verb)

to not take part in an event, or to not buy or use something as a protest

bring down ()

to cause a government or politician to lose power

chase (verb)

to force someone out of a position of power

defect (verb)

to leave a country, political party, or organization and go to another one

demonstrate (verb)

to protest about something with other people in a public place

destabilise ()

a British spelling of destabilize

destabilize (verb)

to cause problems for a country, government, or person in authority so that they become less effective

dislodge (verb)

to force someone out of a position of power

foment (verb)

formal to encourage people to have angry feelings or to protest or fight

gherao (verb)

Indian English to protest in a large group by surrounding someone and refusing to let them leave until demands have been met

march (verb)

to walk along a road as part of a group of people protesting about something

occupy (verb)

to move into a public place and stay there for a period of time in order to show that you strongly disagree with a policy, law etc

oppose (verb)

to try to prevent the success of a policy or a government that you disagree with

oust (verb)

to remove someone from a position of power, especially in order to take that position

overthrow (verb)

to force a leader or government out of their position of power

parade (verb)

to walk as part of an organized group in order to celebrate or publicly protest about something

protest (verb)

to disagree strongly with something, often by making a formal statement or taking action in public

raise hell ()

to complain loudly

rebel (verb)

to try to remove a government or leader using force

rebel (verb)

to oppose your leader, especially in politics

remove (verb)

to take away someone’s power or position, especially in politics

revolt (verb)

to say that you will not accept someone’s authority or leadership

revolt (verb)

to try to remove the government of your country using force

riot (verb)

to protest violently about something

rise (verb)

to start to protest and fight against a government or leader

sit in ()

if people sit in, they take part in a sit-in

subvert (verb)

to attack or harm a government or established system of law, politics etc