Meaning & use
Rebels
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People who resist or rise up against an established authority, government, or ruler.
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The rebels seized control of the capital after months of fighting.
Colonial rebels declared independence from the crown.
A note on using this word
As a verb, 'rebels' is the third-person singular form of 'rebel' (to resist authority), stressed on the second syllable, while the noun is stressed on the first.
Words with a similar meaning
insurgentsrevolutionariesinsurrectionists
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Words with an opposite meaning
loyalists
Another way to use it
2. verb
Resists or defies authority, control, or convention (third-person singular verb form of 'rebel').
She rebels against every rule her parents set.
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