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revolution
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of REVOLUTION
1
a rapid turning about on an axis or central point <revved the engine to 3000 revolutions per minute>
2
open fighting against authority (as one's own government) <the revolution by which the American colonies gained their independence from Great Britain necessitated going up against the world's most powerful army>
Synonyms insurgence, insurgency, insurrection, mutiny, outbreak, revolt, revolution, rising, uprising
Related Words coup, coup d'état (or coup d'etat), overthrow; misprision, sedition, treachery, treason; sabotage, subversion
Near Antonyms counterinsurgency, counterrevolution
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