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subversive
[ suhb-vur-siv ]
adjective
- Also sub·ver·sion·ar·y [] tending or intending to subvert or overthrow, destroy, or undermine an established or existing system, especially a legally constituted government or a set of beliefs.
Synonyms: destructive, seditious, treacherous, traitorous
noun
- a person who adopts subversive principles or policies.
subversive
/ səbˈvɜːsɪv /
adjective
- liable to subvert or overthrow a government, legally constituted institution, etc
noun
- a person engaged in subversive activities, etc
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Derived Forms
- subˈversively, adverb
- subˈversiveness, noun
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Other Words From
- sub·versive·ly adverb
- sub·versiv·ism sub·versive·ness noun
- counter·sub·versive noun
- nonsub·versive adjective
- nonsub·versive·ly adverb
- nonsub·versive·ness noun
- self-sub·versive adjective
- unsub·versive adjective
- unsub·versive·ly adverb
- unsub·versive·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of subversive1
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Example Sentences
The waltz happens to be one of history’s great subversive endeavors.
From Los Angeles Times
They saw it as a subversive Western subculture connected with Satanism.
From BBC
And it’s slightly subversive — like, you’re talking about the world ending and I’m having a cigarette.
From Los Angeles Times
Spryly hilarious, Kelly lends the henpecked husband’s subversive streak a bumbling gentleness.
From Los Angeles Times
I don’t feel particularly driven to write something that is overtly political, but I’m always interested in writing what is subversively political.
From Los Angeles Times
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