Defect and Rebel

Defect

Defect verb - Desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army.

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Rebel and defect are semantically related. in desert topic. In some cases you can use "Rebel" instead a verb "Defect", when it comes to topics like faith.

Nearby Words: defective, defection, defector, defecting, defectively

Rebel

Rebel verb - To rise up against established authority.

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Synonyms for Rebel

Antonyms for Rebel

Defect and rebel are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defect" instead a verb "Rebel".

Nearby Word: rebelled

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

female	female defect	female rebel
single	single defect	single rebel
poor	poor defect	poor rebel
major	major defect	major rebel
Other adjectives: minor.

Common collocations

number

defect number

rebel number

Both words in one sentence

In the third game, having a large military force nearby even slightly generates Influence in the area, making nearby colonies held by a rival civ more likely to rebel and defect.

Source: Flaunting Your Fleets
Defector from Decadence: Marcus Finch and his rebel Alchemists defect because they are fed up with the racist ways of the organization.

Source: Literature / Bloodlines
Defector from Decadence: A random event has a rebel soldier teleport onboard and announce his plans to defect.

Source: Video Game / FTL: Faster Than Light

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