Definition of RENEGADE

renegade

Plural: renegades

Noun

  • someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
  • a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
  • An outlaw or rebel.
  • A disloyal person who betrays or deserts a cause, religion, political party, friend, etc.

Verb

Verb Forms: renegaded, renegading, renegades

  • To become a traitor or deserter; to abandon a cause.
  • break with established customs
  • To desert one's cause, or change one's loyalties; to commit betrayal.

Adjective Satellite

  • having deserted a cause or principle
    • "renegade supporters of the usurper"

Adj

  • Deserting, treacherous, disloyal.
  • Unconventional, unorthodox.

Examples

  • He decided to RENEGADE his old strategy and try a more aggressive approach.

Origin / Etymology

From Spanish renegado, from Medieval Latin renegātus, perfect participle of renegō (“I deny”). See also renege.

Scrabble Score: 10

renegade: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
renegade: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
renegade: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

renegade: valid Words With Friends Word