Meaning & use
Rebelling
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Resisting or rising up against authority, control, or an established convention.
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The teenager was rebelling against his parents' strict curfew.
Several colonies began rebelling against the crown's new taxes.
A note on using this word
Can describe political uprisings or, more casually, everyday defiance such as a child rebelling against rules.
Words with a similar meaning
revoltingresistingdefying
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Words with an opposite meaning
obeyingsubmitting
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