renegade C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈrɛnəˌɡeɪd/ UK /ˈrɛnɪɡeɪd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a person who deserts a cause or group; a rebel A band of renegades broke from the main army. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who deserts a... traitorrebeldeserterapostateturncoatdefector ↔ Opposites loyalistconformist Word family Related forms renegerenegado Etymology AI details From Spanish renegado ('renegade, apostate'), past participle of renegar ('to deny, renounce'), from Medieval Latin renegare, from re- + negare ('to deny'). renegado Spanish renegare Latin negare Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # renegade **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈrɛnəˌɡeɪd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈrɛnɪɡeɪd/ ## Meanings 1. a person who deserts a cause or group; a rebel ## Examples - A band of renegades broke from the main army. ## Synonyms - traitor - rebel - deserter - apostate - turncoat - defector ## Antonyms - loyalist - conformist ## Related Forms - renege - renegado ## Roots and Affixes - Root: renegado - Root: renegare - Root: negare ## Etymology From Spanish renegado ('renegade, apostate'), past participle of renegar ('to deny, renounce'), from Medieval Latin renegare, from re- + negare ('to deny'). ## AI Etymology Renegade is from Spanish renegado ('renegade, apostate'), past participle of renegar ('to deny, renounce'), from Medieval Latin renegare, from re- + negare ('to deny'). Important recorded forms include renegado (Spanish), renegare (Latin), and negare (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a person who deserts a cause or group; a rebel. The wider family includes related words such as renege and renegado. ## Topics - People & Society markdown