7
radical(noun, person, rebel, operative, revolutionary)
6
ringleader(noun, person, leader, radical, director)
6
agent provocateur(noun, agent)
6
insurrectionist(noun, resistance, radical, rebel, progressive)
6
mover(noun, person, advocate, radical, partisan)
6
revolutionary(noun, trouble, person, radical, rebel)
5
malcontent(noun, person, radical, rebel, opponent)
5
mutineer(rebel, fanatic, progressive, revolutionary, insurgent)
5
rabble-rouser(noun, person)
5
recreant(phony, troublemaker, insurgent, punk, protester)
4
badass(noun, bully)
4
dissenter(noun, rebel, opponent, insurgent, protester)
4
extremist(noun, belief, radical, rebel, fanatic)
4
rouser
3
activist(noun, supporter, radical, fanatic, revolutionary)
3
demonstrator(noun, trouble, supporter, radical, criminal)
3
exciter
3
insurrectionary(noun, rebel, insurgent, protester, rioter)
3
mischief-maker(noun, phony, rebel, pest, recreant)
3
mixer
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