revolutionary vs insurgent

insurgent vs revolutionary

revolutionary and insurgent both are nouns.

revolutionary and insurgent both are adjectives.

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

As nouns, insurgent is a hyponym of revolutionary; that is, insurgent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than revolutionary:

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

Other hyponyms of revolutionary include counter-revolutionist, counterrevolutionary, counterrevolutionist, dynamiter, dynamitist, Girondin, Girondist, freedom fighter, insurrectionist, rebel.

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

revolutionary (adjective)	insurgent (adjective)
advocating or engaged in revolution	in opposition to a civil authority or government
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 revolutionary and insurgent

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