revolt
To rise up and fight against the people in charge.
revolt in a sentence
- The hungry sailors threatened to revolt if the captain kept all the food for himself.
- In the legend, the villagers revolt against the greedy baron and take back their fields.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to revolt?
- Asubmit
- Bfollow
- Cobey
- Drebel
Show the answer
D: rebel. The other three mean the opposite of revolt.
Words that mean something similar
rebel
Words that mean the opposite
obey, follow, submit
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