insurgent vs revolutionary

revolutionary vs insurgent

insurgent and revolutionary both are nouns.

insurgent and revolutionary both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
insurgent	Yes	Yes	No	No
revolutionary	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, revolutionary is a hypernym of insurgent; that is, revolutionary is a word with a broader meaning than insurgent:

insurgent: a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
revolutionary: a radical supporter of political or social revolution

Other hypernyms of insurgent include crusader, meliorist, reformer, reformist, social reformer, revolutionist, subversive, subverter.

insurgent (noun)	revolutionary (noun)
a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)	a radical supporter of political or social revolution
a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment

insurgent (adjective)	revolutionary (adjective)
in opposition to a civil authority or government	advocating or engaged in revolution
	relating to or having the nature of a revolution
	of or relating to or characteristic or causing an axial or orbital turn
	markedly new or introducing radical change

Difference between insurgent and revolutionary

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