Renegade

Word RENEGADE
Character 8
Hyphenation ren e gade
Pronunciations /ˈɹɛnəˌɡeɪd/

Definitions and meanings of "Renegade"

What do we mean by renegade?

One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter. noun

An outlaw; a rebel. noun

Of, relating to, or resembling a renegade; traitorous. adjective

To become a deserter or an outlaw. intransitive verb

An apostate from a religious faith. noun

One who deserts to an enemy; one who deserts his party and joins another; a deserter. noun

Synonyms Neophyte, Proselyte., etc. (see convert), backslider, turncoat. noun

Traitor, runaway. noun

An apostate from Christianity or from any form of religious faith. noun

One who deserts from a military or naval post; a deserter. noun

A common vagabond; a worthless or wicked fellow. noun

An outlaw or rebel. noun

A disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause, religion, political party, friend, etc. noun

Having deserted a cause or principle adjective

A disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. noun

Break with established customs verb

Someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw noun

An outlaw or rebel.

A disloyal person who betrays or deserts a cause, religion, political party, friend, etc.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Renegade

The word "renegade" in example sentences

While the upsurge could be temporary -- coinciding with efforts by Iraqi-government officials to crack down on what they call renegade militias -- it could also represent a new threat to fragile security gains made recently by U.S. forces. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I quickly learned that Cooper, more than a "renegade," is something of an outlaw genius when it comes to making the most out of a school meals budget. ❋ Maria Rodale (2010)

Sebastian Lerdo de Tejada, president of Mexico between 1872-76, began his career as a radical renegade from the priesthood and ended it as a liberal elitist whose strongest backing came from the professional classes and the wealthy but who lacked a wide base of popular support. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Democracy is something we ourselves have less and less of, as a result of our present long term renegade militarism wildly and desperately enforcing a grandiose world-wide commercial imperialism which finds itself on the wane, but continuingly hailed on our conglomerate corporate network TV. ❋ Unknown (2007)

That this Du Pin had, while there, made the acquaintance of a certain Greek renegade, having, as a matter of fact, stayed in the house of this renegade. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Quite probably, Croetine was stunned-she never described her initial reaction-but a couple of years later, under fire from Rome and having changed her name to Masked Beauty, she called her renegade sisters, one by one, into her quarters, read to them the cardinal's account of how he came to obtain Mary's prophecy, and then let each nun read the message for herself. ❋ Robbins, Tom (2000)

The word renegade describes him aptly, I think: he was born and bred a Brahmin, ❋ Louis Joseph Vance (1906)

It is probable that when the reader discovers who "Belle Boyd" and Mr. Hardinge were -- that the former, had it not been for her sex, would undoubtedly have been hanged early in the war as a spy, and that the latter was a renegade from the Federal cause -- he will consider they were treated not too harshly by the authorities, whom it would be absurd to hold responsible for occasional vulgar brutality on the part of underlings. ❋ Unknown (1865)

He is now called a renegade by many in his party for standing with President Bush on the invasion and occupation of Iraq. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In the dark last days of mankind, in a world ruled by fear and hate, a ragtag renegade group of Americans led by Jesus Christ himself are fighting back. ❋ Unknown (2009)

When the Russians reacted to a Georgian attack inspired by the neocons on one of the disputed territories to prevent the same kind of ethnic cleansing, they are called a renegade state who committed a criminal act. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Mr. Maliki, meanwhile, promised "no retreat" in the government's offensive against what it has called renegade militias. ❋ Unknown (2008)

ROTH: The Mainland Chinese players could one day take the field alongside star Yankee pitcher Chinmi Wong (ph) who is from Taiwan, called a renegade province by Beijing. ❋ Unknown (2007)

And indeed, to call a man a renegade was the direst insult that could be offered along the Westermarck, though I had not meant it in that way. ❋ Howard, Robert E. (2005)

And in fact, it's interesting; Senator Jeffords was always known as a renegade; well, Senator McCain is a bit of a renegade as well. ❋ Unknown (2001)

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