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1. rebel


Rebel forces prepared to fight.
The rebel was ultimately captured and confined to jail.
Lenin ordered them to rebel.
He wanted to go, but his legs rebelled
I was also a rebel.
The rebel concealed his ambition to destroy the regime.
Such treatment would make anybody rebel.
I liked "Rebel Without a Cause" very much.
Every generation has rebels among young people.
They decided to rebel against their parents.
She was a real rebel at 15. She did nothing what her parents expected from her.
The rebels have taken the President hostage.
Most teenagers find something to rebel against
She was a rebel and she hated school.
The rebels took over the capital and set up a new government.

2. rebellious


He’s always had a rebellious streak (= a tendency to rebel).
rebellious teenagers
Fans of gangsta rap tend to be rebellious.
He has a rebellious view, he rejectes all social restraints.
Some rebels are more rebellious than others.
He was responsible, I was rebellious.
Her teachers regard her as a rebellious, trouble-making girl.
Dan has always had a rebellious streak.
I was really rebellious as a teenager. I never did what my parents wanted.
I was prone to being rather rebellious as a child. I would regularly refuse to do what I was told.
Julie is rebellious and ignores her parents.
Julie is really rebellious and never does what her parents tell her to do.
They looked angry and almost rebellious.
She’s going through a very rebellious phase.
Children have a tendency to become rebellious.