MUTINYING Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

mutinying

verb

present participle of mutiny

as in rebelling

to rise up against established authority the party's conservative faction mutinied just before the election

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Recent Examples of mutinying Playing an American in a production staffed by Australians, Brits, a Chilean director and a Hispanic DP, her brain kept mutinying. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 June 2026

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rebelling

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Saudi commentators publicly cast the UAE as a younger sibling rebelling against a wiser one.

— Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
The data demonstrates that anxious workforces tend to overcompensate with high performance before quitting, rebelling or failing.

— Stacey Zolt Hara, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026