Crime
Crime noun - Activities that are in violation of the laws of the state.
Insurgency and crime are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Insurgency" instead a noun "Crime".
Nearby Words: criminal, criminally
Insurgency
Insurgency noun - Open fighting against authority (as one's own government).
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Synonyms for Insurgency
Crime and insurgency are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crime" instead a noun "Insurgency".
Nearby Word: insurgent
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- The disbanding of the Iraqi Army after the 2003 invasion of Iraq saw a lot of former Iraqi soldiers turn to either crime or the insurgency, a factor which made the subsequent occupation that much more difficult.
Source: From Camouflage To Criminal
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Insurgency and Crime. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crime/insurgency
Crime & Insurgency. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/crime/insurgency>.
Insurgency or Crime. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/crime/insurgency.
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