| 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... | |
| Aix-la-Chapelle ... zinfandel / Zinfandel: 95 rhymes with ehl... | ||
| 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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