1. (noun) Rebel, Reb, Johnny Reb, Johnny, greyback
`Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
Synonyms: maverick, greyback, insurrectionist, knot, grayback, freedom fighter, insurgent
2. (noun) insurgent, insurrectionist, freedom fighter, rebel
a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
Synonyms: freedom fighter, rebel, insurrectionist, guerilla, irregular, greyback, insurgent, guerrilla, maverick
3. (verb) maverick, rebel
someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
Synonyms: maverick, greyback, rebel, insurrectionist, freedom fighter, insurgent
4. (verb) rebel, arise, rise, rise up
take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
Synonyms: rise, prove, grow, get up, spring up, lift, climb, develop, surface, bob up, arise, resurrect, go up, come up, rear, mount, heighten, move up, originate, climb up, ascend, wax, stand up, uprise, rise up, jump, rebel, turn out, renegade
5. (verb) rebel, renegade
break with established customs
Synonyms: arise, rebel, rise up, renegade, rise
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Synonyms and Antonyms of rebel 
