as in insurgent
taking part in a rebellion
vowed that he would someday see the mutinous crew hang
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Recent Examples of mutinous
The first among the recent coups was in Mali, where mutinous soldiers seized power in 2020 and again in 2021, when a military officer ousted the original coup leader.
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Rachel Chason, Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2024
After mutinous soldiers seized power in Niger, West African countries froze financial transactions, closed their borders with Niger and cut off most of its electricity supply in an effort to pressure the generals into restoring constitutional order.
—Elian Peltier, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
The ouster of Gabon’s president by mutinous soldiers appears to have been well organized and capitalized on the population’s grievances against the government as an excuse to seize power, analysts said.
—Sam Mednick, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2023
Another group of mutinous soldiers attempted a coup in 2019 but was quickly overpowered.
—Yves Laurent Goma and Sam Mednick The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2023
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Rachel Chason, Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2024
After mutinous soldiers seized power in Niger, West African countries froze financial transactions, closed their borders with Niger and cut off most of its electricity supply in an effort to pressure the generals into restoring constitutional order.
—Elian Peltier, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
The ouster of Gabon’s president by mutinous soldiers appears to have been well organized and capitalized on the population’s grievances against the government as an excuse to seize power, analysts said.
—Sam Mednick, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2023
Another group of mutinous soldiers attempted a coup in 2019 but was quickly overpowered.
—Yves Laurent Goma and Sam Mednick The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutinous
Adjective
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In the fight over the future of the Democratic Party, Mr. Pritzker has emerged as a leader of an insurgent faction calling for a full-throated, unflinching barrage of attacks on Mr. Trump, his Republican allies and their right-wing agenda.—
Lisa Lerer,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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The photograph depicts a foot soldier in an insurgent religious movement trying to storm the halls of American power.—
John Blake,
CNN,
12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Michael Fassbender plays a British intelligence officer tasked with finding who leaked a top-secret software program and betrayed their country, and the list of five potentially traitorous suspects includes his own high-profile wife (Cate Blanchett).—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Smith made out their former collaborators to be ungrateful and traitorous, and the kids weren't given the space to question her command.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Inspired by 1953’s The Wild One starring Marlon Brando, the song and video captures the rebellious spirit of the cult classic, with scenes of a motorcycle being driven on an open road and birds in flight.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
4 June 2025
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Many historians estimate that at least 15 to 20 percent of the population remained loyal to the crown, some even taking up arms against their rebellious neighbors and fighting alongside the British.—
Greg Daugherty,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 June 2025
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“Mutinous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutinous. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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