Home / Dictionary / Renegade

Renegade Common

Renegade has 6 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw

"The renegade captain abandoned his crew to sail as a pirate in uncharted waters."

2

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

"The former minister was labeled a renegade for publicly denouncing the very movement he had once led."

3

An outlaw or rebel.

"The renegade pilot defied orders to land in a neutral zone and fled into the desert alone."

Verb
1

break with established customs

"After years of following tradition, the renegade chef decided to serve only raw vegetables at his restaurant."

2

To desert one's cause, or change one's loyalties; to commit betrayal.

"The renegade spy sold our secrets to the enemy just when we were about to win the mission."

Adjective
1

having deserted a cause or principle

"some provinces had proved recreant"

"renegade supporters of the usurper"

See Also
loyalty forloppin withersake renege outlaw betrayal desert runagate
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
deserter quitter protest
Rhyming Words
ade wade jade dade rade sade gade hade lade vade cade kade fade nade made bade irade afade shade clade
Compare
Renegade vs