Synonyms and antonyms of Words used to describe rebellious people and actions in British Thesaurus

anarchic (adjective)

behaving in a way that ignores the normal rules or limits of your society or group, especially when this causes trouble

civil (adjective)

relating to the people of a country, especially when they are protesting or fighting about something

counter-revolutionary (adjective)

involved in a counter-revolution

guerrilla (noun)

using unexpected methods of attack to surprise the enemy

militant (adjective)

using extreme and sometimes violent methods to achieve political or social change

militant (adjective)

used about people’s actions

mutinous (adjective)

taking part in a mutiny

radical (adjective)

a radical person or group believes that important political or social changes are necessary

rebel (noun)

relating to rebels or their activities

rebellious (adjective)

fighting to remove a government or leader by force

rebellious (adjective)

opposing authority or accepted ways of doing things

revolutionary (adjective)

relating to or supporting a political revolution

seditious (adjective)

formal encouraging people to oppose the government or not obey the law

sit-down (adjective)

a sit-down strike, protest etc is a protest in which people sit down in order to stop a business from operating until their demands are listened to

subversive (adjective)

intended to destroy the power or influence of a government or an established belief