renegade[noun]Synonyms:- deserter, apostate, defector, traitor, turncoat
[adjective]Synonyms:- rebellious, apostate, disloyal, traitorous, unfaithful
Antonyms: adherent
Contrasted words: liege man, disciple, follower
Related Words: iconoclast,
insurgent,
rebel,
abandoner,
deserter,
forsaker,
heretic,
schismatic [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ren‧e‧gade /ˈrenəɡeɪd, ˈrenɪɡeɪd/
noun [countable] literary[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Spanish;
Origin: renegado, from Medieval Latin renegare 'to say that something is not true', from Latin negare; ⇒ negate]
someone who leaves one side in a war, politics etc in order to join the opposing side – used to show disapproval:
a renegade army unit [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲