ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsGguerrilla
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guerrilla
Meaning: relating to small-scale, unconventional tactics carried out by an independent group
guerrilla in a sentence
How guerrilla is used in real sentences:
The startup used guerrilla marketing, chalking clever slogans on sidewalks downtown.
The nonprofit ran a guerrilla campaign, posting handmade flyers overnight instead of paying for expensive ads.
“Operating with guerrilla flexibility, the small independent crew drove to farms, dormitories, and fire stations, then set up wherever volunteers already slept.”
— from the passage Signals After Midnight
Synonyms for guerrilla
Other words for guerrilla — unconventional and irregular — carry the same meaning.
- unconventional
- irregular
Antonyms of guerrilla
Words that mean the opposite of guerrilla:
- conventional
- mainstream
Where it comes from
From Spanish guerrilla 'little war'
Memory hook
GUERRILLA — a 'little war' of small, sneaky tactics.