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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | rebel | Used by Northerners of Confederate soldiers |
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| NOUN | 1 | Rebel, Reb, Johnny Reb, Johnny, greyback | `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War |
| 2 | rebel, insurgent, insurrectionist, freedom fighter | A person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) | |
| 3 | rebel, maverick | Someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action | |
| VERB | 1 | rebel, arise, rise, rise up | Take part in a rebellion |
| 2 | rebel, renegade | Break with established customs |
| Sounds | reh'bahl; rihbeh'l |
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| Rhymes | abdominal, Abel, able, and 2061 more rhymes in ahl... |
| Aix-la-Chapelle, barbell, Bel, and 91 more rhymes in ehl... |
| Meaning | Used by Northerners of Confederate soldiers. |
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| Examples | "the rebel yell" |
| Similar to | southern |
| Meaning | `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War. `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms. |
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| Synonyms | Reb, Johnny Reb, Johnny, greyback |
| Usage | colloquialism |
| Broader | Confederate soldier |
| Meaning | A person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions). |
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| Synonyms | insurgent, insurrectionist, freedom fighter |
| Broader | reformer, reformist, crusader, social reformer, meliorist; revolutionist, revolutionary, subversive, subverter |
| Narrower | mutineer; Young Turk |
| Instances | Turner, Nat Turner; Vesey, Denmark Vesey; Wallace, Sir William Wallace |
| Verbs | rebel |
| Meaning | Someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action. |
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| Synonyms | maverick |
| Broader | nonconformist, recusant |
| Verbs | rebel |
| Meaning | Take part in a rebellion. Renounce a former allegiance. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
| Model | They rebel |
| Synonyms | arise, rise, rise up |
| Broader | protest, resist, dissent |
| Narrower | revolt; mutiny |
| Nouns | rebellion; rebel |
| Meaning | Break with established customs. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
| Synonyms | renegade |
| Broader | protest, resist, dissent |
| Nouns | rebel; rebellion |
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