ADJ
- full-scale, major
- minor, small
- general, open
- armed
- military, peasant, popular
VERB + REBELLION
- rise (up) in
- Simon de Montfort rose in rebellion in 1258
- launch, raise (literary) , stage
- They staged a rebellion against British rule in Ireland
- set off, spark off
- The re-introduction of conscription sparked off a major rebellion
- foment, provoke (sb/sth to)
- attempts to foment rebellion in the Cabinet The new taxes provoked the population to open rebellion
- threaten
- The opposition party members threatened rebellion
- join
- take part in
- lead
- support
- crush, put down, quell, suppress
REBELLION + VERB
- occur
- Peasant rebellions occurred throughout the 16th century
- begin, break out
- Rebellion broke out in the Rhineland
- fail
PREP
- in ~
- They are in rebellion against the conservative hierarchy of the Church
- ~ against
- a rebellion against the new king
- ~ over
- a rebellion over an increase in VAT
ADJ
- adolescent, teenage, youthful
REBELLION + VERB
- stir
- The band refused to go on stage and rebellion began to stir in the audience
PREP
- ~ against
- rebellion against their parents
PHRASES
- an act of rebellion, a form of rebellion