Antonyms for insurgent


Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : in-sur-juhnt
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈsɜr dʒənt


Definition of insurgent

Origin :
  • "one who rises in revolt," 1765, from Latin insurgentem (nominative insurgens), present participle of insurgere "rise up, rise against, revolt," from in- "against," or perhaps merely intensive, + surgere "to rise" (see surge). An obsolete verb insurge "to rise in opposition or insurrection" is attested from 1530s.
  • adj rebellious
  • noun rebel
Example sentences :
  • They had fallen into the power of the leader of the insurgent workers!
  • Extract from : « The Heads of Apex » by Francis Flagg
  • But the next day every swell in Paris came out as an insurgent.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs » by Charles Godfrey Leland
  • A couple of miles off an insurgent steamer was sighted, but it passed on.
  • Extract from : « The Philippine Islands » by John Foreman
  • Three months of warfare had wrought dissension in the insurgent camp.
  • Extract from : « The Philippine Islands » by John Foreman
  • Then what are they doing on that island, in company with the insurgent chiefs?
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts in the Philippines » by G. Harvey Ralphson
  • Maybe, sir, you will hear my name again, for henceforth I am an insurgent.
  • Extract from : « No Surrender! » by G. A. Henty
  • Here he made a rapid survey of the insurgent camp and position.
  • Extract from : « Bamboo Tales » by Ira L. Reeves
  • Insurgent expeditions were organized in Wurtemberg and Baden.
  • Extract from : « A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year » by Edwin Emerson
  • It was soon evident that the greater part of the Sikh population was insurgent.
  • Extract from : « Our Soldiers » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • It was caused by the insurgent peasants, horse and foot, approaching.
  • Extract from : « Count Ulrich of Lindburg » by W.H.G. Kingston

Synonyms for insurgent

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