insurrectionary
Bent on revolt
Insurrectionary describes something relating to or characteristic of an insurrection—a violent uprising against authority.
The term applies to people, movements, or ideas aimed at overthrowing established power: insurrectionary tactics, an insurrectionary faction.
As a noun, an insurrectionary is someone who participates in or advocates such rebellion.
Organized resistance to power
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- mutinyRevolt against authority
- seditionInciting revolt against government
- overthrowForcible removal from power
coup · putsch · revolution · guerrilla · partisan · resistance · militant · underground
Agitator or burning stick
- provocateurOne who deliberately incites
- agitatorOne who foments discord
- dissidentOpposer of established systems
- radicalRoot-indicating symbol
extremist · zealot · demagogue · rabble-rouser · incendiary · anarchist · militant · activist
Violent public disturbance
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
- anarchyDisorder from absent authority
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- unrestState of public disturbance
uprising · conflagration · destabilization · disorder · strife · ferment · tumult · barricades
Capacity to withstand force
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
- insubordinationDefying workplace authority
- dissentDisagreement with authority
opposition · contumacy · recalcitrance · intransigence · seditious · treasonous · subversion · sabotage
Philosophy rejecting state authority
- communismCollective ownership system
- socialismCommunal economic control
- MarxismClass-based revolutionary philosophy
- LeninismVanguard-led revolutionary doctrine
Maoism · Bolsheviks · Jacobins · proletariat · bourgeoisie · vanguard · radicalism · anti-authoritarian
uprising
Organized resistance to power
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- mutinyRevolt against authority
- seditionInciting revolt against government
overthrow · coup · putsch · revolution · guerrilla · partisan · resistance · militant · underground · clandestine
firebrand
Agitator or burning stick
- provocateurOne who deliberately incites
- agitatorOne who foments discord
- dissidentOpposer of established systems
radical · extremist · zealot · demagogue · rabble-rouser · incendiary · anarchist · militant · activist · organizer
riot
Violent public disturbance
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
- anarchyDisorder from absent authority
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
unrest · uprising · conflagration · destabilization · disorder · strife · ferment · tumult · barricades · street fighting
resistance
Capacity to withstand force
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
- insubordinationDefying workplace authority
dissent · opposition · contumacy · recalcitrance · intransigence · seditious · treasonous · subversion · sabotage · civil disobedience
anarchism
Philosophy rejecting state authority
- communismCollective ownership system
- socialismCommunal economic control
- MarxismClass-based revolutionary philosophy
Leninism · Maoism · Bolsheviks · Jacobins · proletariat · bourgeoisie · vanguard · radicalism · anti-authoritarian · liberationist
insurrectionaryloyalist
Faithful supporter of authority
counterrevolutionary · counterinsurgent · pro-government · loyal · royalist
insurrectionarypeaceful
Free from disturbance
nonviolent · compliant · submissive · obedient · tractable
insurrectionarypeaceful
Free from disturbance
nonviolent · pacifist · orderly · gradualist · reformist
insurgent, insurrection, resurrect, resurrection, insurrectionist, insurrections, resurrections, insurrectionists, resurrectionist