MUTINEER Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

mutineer

noun

ˌmyü-tə-ˈnir

Definition of mutineer

as in rebel

a person who rises up against authority the mutineers were captured after they turned to piracy on the open seas

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Recent Examples of mutineer Language purists like to remind anyone who will listen that decimation actually means the slaughter of one in ten people, and was the military punishment wielded by the Roman army against deserters and mutineers. — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025 Few among the bureaucratic, business, and even military elites denounced the mutineers, exposing limited support for Putin. — Andrei Yakovlev, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025 The mutineers requested political asylum but instead were imprisoned by the Cambodian government. — Roberto Loiederman, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2025 The games remain incomplete, and may in fact remain that way depending on what the Front Man decides to do with Gi-hun and all of the other mutineers. — Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mutineer

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The latest conflict between the Saudis and the Houthis began last month after the rebels seized key areas along the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a critical waterway for oil shipments.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
The latest conflict between the Saudis and the Houthis began last month after the rebels seized key areas along the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a critical waterway for Gulf oil shipments.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

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Raman, who now occupies the insurgent role in the race, seemed to see the fires less as an indictment of the system than of Bass.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Rwanda has acknowledged defensive â€œsecurity coordinationâ€� with the M23 insurgents, who have held large swaths of mineral-rich eastern DR Congo for more than a year.

— Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of insurgent

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