NOUN | person | Rebel, Reb, Johnny Reb, Johnny, greyback | 'Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War |
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person | 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) | |
person | rebel, maverick | someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action | |
VERB | social | rebel, arise, rise, rise up | take part in a rebellion |
social | rebel, renegade | break with established customs / customs |
Sounds | reh'bahl; rihbeh'l | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
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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 | |
Broader | Confederate soldier | A soldier in the Army of the Confederacy during the American Civil War |
Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
Spanish | johnny | |
Catalan | johnny, Johnny |
Meaning | someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action. | |
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Synonym | maverick | |
Broader | nonconformist, recusant | someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct |
Spanish | rebelde | |
Catalan | rebel | |
Verbs | rebel | break with established customs / customs |
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 | |
Narrower | mutiny | Engage in a mutiny against an authority |
revolt | make revolution | |
Broader | protest, resist, dissent | Express opposition through action or words / words |
Spanish | alzarse, manifestar, rebelarse | |
Catalan | aixecar-se, manifestar, rebel·lar-se | |
Nouns | rebel | a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) |
rebellion | organized opposition to authority |
Meaning | break with established customs / customs. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
Synonym | renegade | |
Broader | protest, resist, dissent | Express opposition through action or words / words |
Spanish | manifestar, renegar, sublevarse | |
Catalan | manifestar, rebel·lar-se, renegar, revoltar-se | |
Nouns | rebel | someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action |
rebellion | refusal to accept / accept / accept some authority or code or convention |
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