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subversive::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | revolutionary, revolutionist, subverter |
| Type of | radical |
| Has types | counterrevolutionary, freedom fighter, dynamiter, girondin, rebel, girondist, dynamitist, counterrevolutionist, insurgent, counter-revolutionist, insurrectionist |
Examples of subversive
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It is good, old-fashioned British humour with the lightest of subversive twists.
From the independent.co.uk
These red subversive judges would deserve in a normal country to be put to jail.
From the economist.com
Another time he missed his flight while being checked for subversive intentions.
From the usatoday.com
Teens wore subversive T-shirts that would make their parents shake their heads.
From the dailyherald.com
It's a typically subversive gesture from a man who's never played by the rules.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
It's also kind of subversive in a funny way because no one's able to interfere.
From the philly.com
Naturally, this subversive behavior sets off gales of laughter in the junior set.
From the time.com
The Photo League closed its doors in 1951 when it was labeled a subversive group.
From the lens.blogs.nytimes.com
Handelman Meyer, who was the group's secretary when it was declared subversive.
From the lens.blogs.nytimes.com
- Revolutionist: a radical supporter of political or social revolution
- Insurgent: in opposition to a civil authority or government
- (subversiveness) treason: disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior
- Subversion refers to an attempt to overthrow the established order of a society, its structures of power, authority, exploitation, servitude, and hierarchy; examples of such structures include the state. It is an overturning or uprooting. ...
- (Subversiveness) Something we leftists proudly exercise to expose and attack the imperialistic, patriarchal capitalist system that keeps the poor man and whyman down.
- Tending to overthrow or destroy
