mutiny
Sailors seize command
Mutiny is open rebellion against authority, especially by soldiers or sailors against their commanders.
The word implies collective action—a crew mutinies, not a lone dissenter.
Famous mutinies include the *Bounty* and the *Potemkin*.
Extended uses describe any organized defiance: The shareholders staged a mutiny against the board.
To mutiny is to participate in such a revolt.
Organized resistance to power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- seditionInciting revolt against government
- coupAbrupt seizure of power
revolution · overthrow · insurgency · resistance · defiance · disobedience · insubordination · dissent
Maritime vessel crew members
- crewWorking team aboard
- captainOne who commands
- shipmatesFellow sailors together
- deckhandsShip's manual laborers
mariners · boatswain · quartermaster · HMS Bounty · Potemkin · brig · galley · flagship
Deliberate violation of trust
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
- traitorOne who betrays allegiance
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- turncoatOne who betrays allegiance
perfidy · faithlessness · backstabbing · defection · conspiracy · sedition · oath-breaking · duplicity
Defying workplace authority
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
- recalcitranceStubborn refusal to obey
contumacy · disrespect · refusal · resistance · obstinacy · willfulness · unruliness · noncooperation
revolt
Organized resistance to power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- seditionInciting revolt against government
coup · revolution · overthrow · insurgency · resistance · defiance · disobedience · insubordination · dissent · protest
sailors
Maritime vessel crew members
deckhands · mariners · boatswain · quartermaster · HMS Bounty · Potemkin · brig · galley · flagship · frigate
treachery
Deliberate violation of trust
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
- traitorOne who betrays allegiance
- betrayalBreaking of trust
turncoat · perfidy · faithlessness · backstabbing · defection · conspiracy · sedition · oath-breaking · duplicity · treason
insubordination
Defying workplace authority
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
recalcitrance · contumacy · disrespect · refusal · resistance · obstinacy · willfulness · unruliness · noncooperation · challenge
- adventure fictionpirates, treasure hunts, shipwrecks, sea voyages, exploration
- conflictsargument, fight, war, battle, dispute
- mutinyrevolt, uprising, insurrection, rebel, insurgent
- pirate talkahoy, arr, argh, aye, aye aye
- sea talespirate story, sea stories, sea story, mermaid tale, ghost ships
- historical crimestreason, heresy, blasphemy, witchcraft, piracy
mutinyobedience
Compliance with authority
compliance · submission · subordination · obey · follow orders
mutinyloyalty
Faithful commitment to another
allegiance · fidelity · faithfulness · devotion · fealty
mutinydiscipline
Trained self-control or specialty
order · military discipline · regimentation · unit cohesion · chain of command
- Indian Mutiny1857 anti-British uprising
- naval mutinyCrew uprising at sea
mutinous, mutineer, mutinied, mutinies, mutinying, mutineers, mutineered, mutineering