insurrection | (noun) organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another | Synonyms: rebellion, revolt, rising, uprising |
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insurrectionism | (noun) the principle of revolt against constituted authority | - |
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insurrectionist | (noun) a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) | Synonyms: freedom fighter, insurgent, rebel |
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resurrection | (noun) a revival from inactivity and disuse | - |
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surrealism | (noun) a 20th century movement of artists and writers (developing out of dadaism) who used fantastic images and incongruous juxtapositions in order to represent unconscious thoughts and dreams | - |
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surrealist | (noun) an artist who is a member of the movement called surrealism | - |
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surrebuttal | (noun) (law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rebutter | Synonyms: surrebutter |
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surrebutter | (noun) (law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rebutter | Synonyms: surrebuttal |
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surrejoinder | (noun) (law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rejoinder | - |
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surrender | (noun) the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions) | Synonyms: capitulation, fall |
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(noun) the delivery of a principal into lawful custody | - |
(noun) a verbal act of admitting defeat | Synonyms: giving up, yielding |
(noun) acceptance of despair | Synonyms: resignation |
surrenderer | (noun) a person who yields or surrenders | Synonyms: yielder |
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surrey | (noun) a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; has two or four seats | - |
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surrogate | (noun) a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others | Synonyms: deputy |
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(noun) someone who takes the place of another person | Synonyms: alternate, replacement |
surround | (noun) the area in which something exists or lives | Synonyms: environment, environs, surroundings |
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surroundings | (noun) the area in which something exists or lives | Synonyms: environment, environs, surround |
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(noun) the environmental condition | Synonyms: milieu |
susurration | (noun) speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords | Synonyms: voicelessness, whisper, whispering |
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(noun) the indistinct sound of people whispering | Synonyms: susurrus |
susurrus | (noun) the indistinct sound of people whispering | Synonyms: susurration |
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