renegade

¹ren·e·gade

noun \ˈre-ni-ˌgād\

Definition of RENEGADE

1

: a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another

2

: an individual who rejects lawful or conventional behavior

Examples of RENEGADE

1. renegades from the Republican Party
2. stories about pirates and renegades on the high seas

Origin of RENEGADE

Spanish renegado, from Medieval Latin renegatus, from past participle of renegare to deny, from Latin re- + negare to deny — more at negate

First Known Use: 1583

Related to RENEGADE

Synonyms: apostate, defector, deserter, recreant

Antonyms: loyalist

Related Words: betrayer, double-crosser, quisling, traitor, traitress (or traitoress), turnabout, turncoat; abandoner, come-outer, dropout, leaver; defier, insurgent, insurrectionary, insurrectionist, mutineer, rebel, red, revolter, revolutionary, revolutionist, revolutionizer; discontent, malcontent; recusant, refusenik (also refusnik), refuser

Near Antonyms: adherent, disciple, follower, supporter; fanatic, militant, partisan (also partizan), zealot

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Rhymes with RENEGADE

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