REBELS (AGAINST) Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

rebels (against)

verb

present tense third-person singular of rebel (against)

as in disobeys

to go against the commands, prohibitions, or rules of experts tell parents that if their once-compliant children rebel against them, then they should take it as a sign the kids are growing up and becoming their own persons

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People don’t do what they’re supposed to, or someone betrays someone else for money or power or spite, or maybe a dragon just disobeys its rider and decides to murder a prince.

— Brian Grubb, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Contempt of Congress is a federal misdemeanor in which an individual willfully disobeys or impedes a congressional investigation.

— Connor Greene, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

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But that formulation ignores the crucial matter of what those things do to the people who use them.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
The senator’s second argument, concerning conference expansion, ignores the fact that the Act places no restrictions on UConn’s ability to join any conference.

— Randy Levine, Hartford Courant, 27 Aug. 2026

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