as in insurgents
a person who rises up against authority
the rebel would not submit peacefully, even after he was captured
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as in revolts
to rise up against established authority
the colonists rebelled in the wake of an onslaught of abuses
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“Rebels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebels. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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