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Synonyms

assure, cheer, comfort, console, solace, soothe—more at COMFORT

1rebate verb re·bat·ed; re·bat·ing : to make or give a rebate

2rebate noun : a return of part of a payment

1rebel adjective [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF fr. L rebellis, fr. re- + bellum war]

: of or relating to rebels

2rebel noun : one that rebels against authority

Synonyms

insurgent, insurrectionist, mutineer, red, revolter, revolutionary; also challenger; anarchist; extremist, malcontent, radical

3rebel verb re·belled; re·bel·ling 1 : to resist the authority of one's government

2 : to act in or show disobedience

3 : to feel or exhibit anger or revulsion

re·bel·lion noun : resistance to authority; especially : defiance against a government through uprising or revolt

Synonyms

insurrection, mutiny, revolt, revolution, uprising; also coup, coup d'état, overthrow; sedition, treachery, treason; sabotage, subversion

re·bel·lious adjective 1 : given to or engaged in rebellion

2 : inclined to resist authority

— re·bel·lious·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] insurgent, mutinous, revolutionary; also seditious, traitorous, treacherous, treasonous

[1, 2] contrary, defiant, disobedient, froward, intractable, recalcitrant, refractory, unruly, untoward, wayward, willful—more at DISOBEDIENT

re·bel·lious·ness noun : the quality or state of being rebellious

Synonyms

defiance, disobedience, insubordination, recalcitrance, refractoriness, unruliness—more at DISOBEDIENCE

re·birth noun 1 : a new or second birth

2 : a return or renewal of vigor, freshness, or productivity : REVIVAL

Synonyms

regeneration, rejuvenation, renewal, resurgence, resurrection, resuscitation, revival—more at REVIVAL

re·born adjective : born again : REGENERATED, REVIVED

1rebound verb 1 : to spring back on or as if on striking another body

2 : to recover from a setback or frustration

Synonyms

[1] bounce, carom, glance, ricochet, skim, skip—more at GLANCE

[2] rally, recover, snap back—more at RECOVER

2rebound noun 1 : the action of rebounding

2 : a rebounding ball

3 : a reaction to setback or frustration

1rebuff verb : to reject or criticize sharply

2rebuff noun : an abrupt rejection of an offer or advance

Synonyms

brush-off, cold shoulder, repulse, snub—more at COLD SHOULDER

re·build verb -built ; -build·ing 1 : REPAIR, RECONSTRUCT; also : REMODEL

2 : to build again

1rebuke verb re·buked; re·buk·ing : to reprimand sharply

Synonyms

censure, condemn, denounce, reprimand, reproach, reprove—more at CENSURE

2rebuke noun : a sharp reprimand

Synonyms

censure, denunciation, reprimand, reproach, reproof, stricture—more at CENSURE

re·bus noun [ORIGIN: L, by things, abl. pl. of res thing]

: a representation of syllables or words by means of pictures; also : a riddle composed of such pictures

re·but verb re·but·ted; re·but·ting : to refute esp. formally (as in debate) by evidence and arguments

— re·but·ter noun

Synonyms

belie, confute, disprove, refute—more at DISPROVE

re·but·tal noun : the act of rebutting

rec abbreviation 1 receipt

2 record; recording

3 recreation

re·cal·ci·trance noun : the state of being recalcitrant

Synonyms

defiance, disobedience, insubordination, rebelliousness, refractoriness, unruliness—more at DISOBEDIENCE

re·cal·ci·trant adjective [ORIGIN: LL recalcitrant-, recalcitrans, prp. of recalcitrare to be stubbornly disobedient, fr. L, to kick back, fr. re- back, again + calcitrare to kick, fr. calc-, calx heel]

1 : stubbornly resisting authority

2 : resistant to handling or treatment

Synonyms

contrary, defiant, disobedient, froward, intractable, rebellious, refractory, unruly, untoward, wayward, willful—more at DISOBEDIENT

1recall verb 1 : to call back

2 : to bring back to mind : REMEMBER, RECOLLECT

3 : to call off usu. without expectation of conducting or performing at a later time : REVOKE, CANCEL

Synonyms

[2] recollect, remember, reminisce, think—more at REMEMBER

[3] abort, call, call off, cancel,