v. 1 revolt, mutiny, rise up The people will rebel if subjected to more oppression 2 Often, rebel against. defy, flout, dare, challenge; disobey, dissent It is in the nature of young people to rebel against authority and the status quo
n. 3 revolutionary, revolutionist, insurgent, insurrrectionist, mutineer, resister, resistance fighter, freedom fighter We call ourselves fighters for justice, but the unjust call us rebels and traitors 4 heretic, nonconformist, apostate, dissenter, recusant, schismatic James's problem was that he was a rebel without a cause