insurrection
noun
in·sur·rec·tion ˌin(t)-sə-ˈrek-shən 
: an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government
insurrectional
ˌin(t)-sə-ˈrek-sh(ə-)nəl
adjective insurrectionary
ˌin(t)-sə-ˈrek-shə-ˌner-ē
adjective or noun insurrectionist
ˌin(t)-sə-ˈrek-sh(ə-)nist
noun 
Synonyms
- insurgence
- insurgency
- mutiny
- outbreak
- rebellion
- revolt
- revolution
- rising
- uprising
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Example Sentences
the famous insurrection of the slaves in ancient Rome under Spartacus
Recent Examples on the Web He was impeached by the House in early 2021 on a charge of inciting an insurrection and acquitted in the Senate. 
Scott Patterson, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022 Within 24 hours, people were making references and memes about the January 6th insurrection and starting intense discourse on whether or not people are required to cut off their Republican family members. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2022 Racioppi also helped organize buses to Washington, D.C., for the protest that became the Jan. 6 insurrection. Daniel Kool, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 The new state indictment comes less than two months after Bannon, 68, was convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with the House committee probing the Jan. 6 insurrection. Shayna Jacobs, Jacqueline Alemany And Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2022 That’s why much of the public focus on the insurrection has – rightly – been on the violence and the political conspiracy behind it, through which then-President Donald Trump and his allies sought to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Gregory Starrett, The Conversation, 6 Sep. 2022 That’s why much of the public focus on the insurrection has – rightly – been on the violence and the political conspiracy behind it, through which then-President Donald Trump and his allies sought to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Joyce Dalsheim, Chron, 6 Sep. 2022 After examining the events of Jan. 6 and Griffin's actions, Mathew deemed the attack on the Capitol an insurrection and concluded Griffin engaged in it. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2022 Biden also took issue with Johnson's remarks on the insurrection. Bill Glauber, Journal Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2022 See More
Scott Patterson, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022 Within 24 hours, people were making references and memes about the January 6th insurrection and starting intense discourse on whether or not people are required to cut off their Republican family members. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2022 Racioppi also helped organize buses to Washington, D.C., for the protest that became the Jan. 6 insurrection. Daniel Kool, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 The new state indictment comes less than two months after Bannon, 68, was convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with the House committee probing the Jan. 6 insurrection. Shayna Jacobs, Jacqueline Alemany And Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2022 That’s why much of the public focus on the insurrection has – rightly – been on the violence and the political conspiracy behind it, through which then-President Donald Trump and his allies sought to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Gregory Starrett, The Conversation, 6 Sep. 2022 That’s why much of the public focus on the insurrection has – rightly – been on the violence and the political conspiracy behind it, through which then-President Donald Trump and his allies sought to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Joyce Dalsheim, Chron, 6 Sep. 2022 After examining the events of Jan. 6 and Griffin's actions, Mathew deemed the attack on the Capitol an insurrection and concluded Griffin engaged in it. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2022 Biden also took issue with Johnson's remarks on the insurrection. Bill Glauber, Journal Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English insureccion, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin insurrection-, insurrectio, from insurgere
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
insurrection
noun
in·sur·rec·tion ˌin-sə-ˈrek-shən
: an act or instance of rebelling against a government
Legal Definition
insurrection
noun
in·sur·rec·tion ˌin-sə-ˈrek-shən
: the act or an instance of revolting especially violently against civil or political authority or against an established government
also : the crime of inciting or engaging in such revolt
whoever incites, sets on foot, assists, or engages in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States…shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years U.S. Code
U.S. Code insurrectionaries
noun
as in rebels
a person who rises up against authority only a small band of insurrectionaries who were willing to stand up to the dictator Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- rebels
- insurgents
- revolutionaries
- insurrectionists
- revolters
- mutineers
- revolutionists
- reds
- insubordinates
- challengers
- anarchists
- resisters
- resistants
- oppositionists
- discontents
- radicals
- extremists
- recusants
- defiers
- refusers
- anarchs
- malcontents
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- supporters
- patriots
- loyalists
- counterrevolutionists
- counterrevolutionaries
- counterinsurgents