English adjective: renegade | |||
1. | renegade having deserted a cause or principle | ||
Samples | Some provinces had proved recreant. Renegade supporters of the usurper. | ||
Synonyms | recreant | ||
Similar | disloyal | ||
Antonyms | loyal | ||
English noun: renegade | |||
1. | renegade (person) someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw | ||
Broader (hypernym) | defector, deserter | ||
2. | renegade (person) a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. | ||
Synonyms | apostate, deserter, ratter, recreant, turncoat | ||
Broader (hypernym) | quitter | ||
English verb: renegade | |||
1. | renegade (social) break with established customs | ||
Synonyms | rebel | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dissent, protest, resist | ||