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- pronunciation:
- s
 b
vuhr
sihv
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
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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| related words: |
rebel, rebellious |
adverb + (adj.)subversive
allegedly, bit, deeply, downright, equally, essentially, inherently, necessarily, politically, potentially, profoundly, radically, somehow, somewhat, truly, ultimately
(adj.)subversive
+ noun
act,
advocacy,
agenda,
aim,
alternative,
aspect,
carnival,
characteristic,
comedy,
conspiracy,
critique,
discourse,
doctrine,
doubt,
element,
humor,
imagination,
implication,
influence,
insight,
intent,
intention,
irony,
jewelry,
literature,
meaning,
message,
mode,
nature,
notion,
organization,
pleasure,
potential,
propaganda,
resistance,
rhetoric,
speech,
stance,
strategy,
streak,
tactic,
tale,
tendency,
text,
thought,
tone,
truth,
twist,
works
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| part of speech: |
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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adjective + (n.)subversive
alleged, political, suspected
verb + (n.)subversive
consider, define, destroy, serve
noun + (n.)subversive
activity, agent, communist, cyberspace, list, military, name, opponent, subversion, terrorist
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| derivations: |
subversively (adv.), subversiveness (n.) |
The word subversive
contains the following part:
sub-
Latin
prefix
that means under, after
  More about this word part:
The prefix sub-
was a Latin preposition and prefix and occurs in English in Latin loanwords, such as subjugate
. It is also used in the formation of English words such as subway
and subgroup
. It has multiple forms, as the 'b' sound in sub-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms suc-, suf-, sum-, sup-, sur-, sus-, and su-.
Example words:
subaqueous, subcategory, subclass, subcompact, subconscious, subcontract, subcontractor, subdivide, subdivision, subgroup, subject, subjugate, sublease, submarine, submerge, subordinate, subscribe, subscript, subscription, substandard, subterranean, subtopic, subversive, subway
- synonyms:
- hyp-, hypo-, under-
- antonyms:
- super-, supra-, hyper-
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