Synonyms for revolt
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : ri-vohlt |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈvoʊlt |
Top 10 synonyms for revolt Other synonyms for the word revolt
Définition of revolt
Origin :- 1540s, from Middle French revolter (15c.), from Italian rivoltare "to overthrow, overturn," from Vulgar Latin *revolvitare "to overturn, overthrow," frequentative of Latin revolvere (past participle revolutus) "turn, roll back" (see revolve). Related: Revolted; revolting.
- noun uprising
- verb rebel, rise up against
- verb disgust, nauseate
- Mrs. Page could not get back of Harriet's revolt to its cause.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- The mind of Chief Inspector Heat was inaccessible to ideas of revolt.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- Injustice has always roused me to revolt, and injustice was certainly having its fling.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- There was not a word of gratitude to this man, not a murmur of vengeance nor of revolt.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- The essential elements of our poetry will be courage, audacity, and revolt.
- Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
- A revolt roused him, and he was on the point of shouting out the truth.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- But Pierre was unable to pray, so powerfully did revolt stir him.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- With that cry of revolt and compassion, the friends separated for the night.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- For a hasty moment he visioned the commencement of the revolt.
- Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
- The secret gorge was the headquarters of the revolt, he argued.
- Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
Antonyms for revolt
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