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CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE Synonyms

There are 8 synonyms of the phrase civil disobedience. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the phrase civil disobedience. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE

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defiance
nounn
noun

• intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude

• a hostile challenge

• a defiant act

disobedience
nounn
noun

• the failure to obey

• the trait of being unwilling to obey

dissent
verb, nounv, n
noun

• (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority

• a difference of opinion

• the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent

verb

• withhold assent

• express opposition through action or words

• be of different opinions

insubordination
nounn
noun

• defiance of authority

• an insubordinate act

noncompliance
nounn
noun

• the failure to obey

protest
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a formal and solemn declaration of objection

• the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent

• the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval

verb

• utter words of protest

• express opposition through action or words

• affirm or avow formally or solemnly

rebellion
nounn
noun

• refusal to accept some authority or code or convention

• organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

resistance
nounn
noun

• the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

• any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion

• a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms

• the military action of resisting the enemy's advance

• (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease

• the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents

• a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force

• the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)

• (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness

• an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current

• group action in opposition to those in power

Best Hypernyms For CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for civil disobedience, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (5)
activism dissent noncompliance protest resistance
Phrases (1)
direct action

Alternatives for DEFIANCE

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