Synonym: defy, disobey, disregard, mutiny, revolt, riot, rise up. Similar words: thereby, rebuild, belt, bell, below, label, be left, for the best. Meaning: ['rebl] n. 1. `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 2. a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) 3. someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action. v. 1. take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance 2. break with established customs. adj. used by Northerners of Confederate soldiers.
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241 I found there a rebel, covered with clotted blood, pillowing his head on the dead body of a comrade.
242 In late autumn Kabul was besieged by rebel forces, and Amanullah was eventually forced to abdicate.
243 His incompetence was further shown up last year when he failed to exploit the break-up of the rebel movement into three factions.
244 The war, which broke out in August 1998, involves a number of foreign countries and several rebel groups.
245 Some rebel officers are rumoured to be involved in the latest border incursions.
246 The rebel Cornishmen, joined by sympathetic Devonians, marched on Exeter and laid siege to the City.
247 The rebel Duke had suffered five strokes of the axe.
248 The rebel offensive resumed on Thursday, leaving 12 dead and many injured.
249 Politics was no longer just a Kharijite duel between two actors, the imam and the rebel leader.
250 The Congress is in shaky alliance with four other rebel movements.
251 At the same time, he became adept at nurturing his image as a tormented rebel in touch with primal truths.
252 The government said that a rebel attack on the town of Tchoukou-Hadje had left several dead.
253 Jean-Pierre Bemba, a 36-year-old rebel leader, was airlifted into town to boost morale.
254 His family and the Rebel Trust have launched a memorial fund intended to provide scholarships.
255 As part of a restructuring of the armed forces announced on Feb. 10 he appointed new commanders to rebel garrisons.
256 He was glad Rebel had gone off towards the road, though he had probably run back by now for the loaf.
257 Even as she felt bound to her family, she felt a childish need to rebel.
258 Dean was another rebel, no doubt modelling himself on his two idols.
259 An ominous sign ... or were they just afraid to admit supporting a rebel?
260 The fragile truce between rival rebel factions in the Solomon Islands came under threat after a third rebel group entered the conflict.
261 The rebel will have to try to win a constituency seat.
262 A Tutsi-led rebel group seized power in July 1994 and halted the slaughter soon afterward.
263 The fighting centred on the Gojam and Gondar regions as rebel forces moved southwards towards the capital.
264 His compatriots from the rebel days now thought him a nerd.
265 The eastern provinces are likely to rebel if they are not given more freedom.
266 After the rebel leaders were captured or killed,(Sentence dictionary) the trouble subsided.
267 A problem deserving consideration is how strong the rebel forces actually were.
More similar words: thereby, rebuild, belt, bell, below, label, be left, for the best, come before, believe, belong to, believe in, leave behind, for the time being, at the beginning, at the beginning of, get the better of.