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sub·ver·sive
 subversive
- pronunciation:
- s
 b
vuhr
sihv
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
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adjective |
| definition: |
tending or intended to undermine or cause the overthrow of an established authority, esp. a national government.
Members of the underground group were arrested by the secret police for subversive activities.- synonyms:
- revolutionary, seditious
- similar words:
- incendiary, insurgent, rebel, rebellious, renegade, underground
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rebel, rebellious |
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noun |
| definition: |
one who attempts to undermine or destroy an established authority, or who advocates such practices.
- synonyms:
- insurgent, rebel, revolutionary
- similar words:
- agent provocateur, agitator, anarchist, fifth columnist, firebrand, incendiary, radical, renegade, terrorist, traitor
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| derivations: |
subversively (adv.), subversiveness (n.) |
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