insurgent

insurgent is a 9-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Rising in opposition to civil or political authority, or against an established government; insubordinate; rebellious. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 14 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Rising in opposition to civil or political authority, or against an established government; insubordinate; rebellious.
2. noun. A person who rises in revolt against civil authority or an established government; one who openly and actively resists the execution of laws; a rebel.
3. noun. a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment

   Synonyms: guerilla, guerrilla, irregular

4. noun. a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)

   Synonyms: insurrectionist, rebel

5. adjective. in opposition to a civil authority or government

   Synonyms: seditious, subversive

Synonyms

guerilla, guerrilla, irregular, insurrectionist, rebel, seditious, subversive

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in insurgent:

unresting

Common word forms

insurgents, insurgently

Words from these letters

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