Synonyms of insurrectionary

insurrectionary 1 of 2

adjective

as in insurgent

taking part in a rebellion

a small insurrectionary force that was soundly defeated by the loyalists

Synonyms & Similar Words

• insurgent
• revolutionary
• rebellious
• traitorous
• mutinous
• treacherous
• seditious
• treasonous
• demagogic
• agitating
• insubordinate
• defiant
• disobedient
• rabble-rousing
• restive
• refractory
• ungovernable
• recalcitrant
• intractable
• unruly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• constant
• loyal
• true
• steadfast
• staunch
• devoted
• obedient
• submissive
• compliant
• true-blue
• tractable

insurrectionary

2 of 2

noun

as in rebel

a person who rises up against authority

only a small band of insurrectionaries who were willing to stand up to the dictator

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rebel
• insurgent
• revolutionary
• insurrectionist
• revolutionist
• revolter
• mutineer
• red
• anarchist
• insubordinate
• resistant
• challenger
• resister
• discontent
• recusant
• oppositionist
• extremist
• radical
• defier
• anarch
• refuser
• malcontent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• patriot
• loyalist
• supporter
• counterrevolutionary
• counterinsurgent
• counterrevolutionist

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of insurrectionary

Adjective

The people who joined were not there at the behest of a political organization but were drawn, like pilgrims to hip pilgrimage sites, by the promise of an insurrectionary pleasure. — Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026

The Iranian regime was, if not on the ropes, then in very serious trouble as recently as January, when, amid a terrible economic situation with an eviscerated middle class, a large proportion of the population—disgruntled, unhappy, insurrectionary, revolutionary—came out to protest on the streets. — Daniel Drake, The New York Review of Books, 16 May 2026

Mazzini therefore proposed to rely solely upon a national insurrectionary movement, aiming at unity in a free republic. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026

The government alleges the Sotos were part of a group of people who created and distributed insurrectionary materials called zines. — Emerson Clarridge updated March 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2026

This insurrectionary narrative about the media is not restricted to the right. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2026

In a year of cancellations and euphemisms, the city mounted a counterprogram that was quietly insurrectionary, stubbornly joyous. — The Editors, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025