Subversive Synonyms and Antonyms

səb-vûrsĭv, -zĭv
Rebellious, destructive
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. insurgent
  2. rebellious
  3. seditious
  4. treasonous
  5. underground
Antonyms:
  1. obedient
  2. loyal
A radical supporter of political or social revolution
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. revolutionist
  2. revolutionary
  3. subverter

Words Related to Subversive

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Subversive Sentence Examples

  • He became a journalist, and at an early stage of his career had the first of his many experiences of imprisonment for the subversive tendency of his writings.

  • The questions are mostly straightforward, but the answers are quite subversive.

  • This is a relatively new model and one with a truly subversive character.

  • The films were often subtleallegory of the totalitarian society, and they functioned as a subversive voice within the state-controlled production.

  • He is a type of the Jews who embraced the Greek way of life as it was lived at Alexandria; but his influence in Palestine was insidious rather than actively subversive of Judaism.

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