seditious
adjective
se·di·tious
si-ˈdi-shəs 
1
: disposed to arouse or take part in or guilty of sedition
2
: of, relating to, or tending toward sedition
seditiously
adverb
seditiousness
noun
Examples of seditious in a Sentence
several dissidents were jailed for leading protests that the government branded as seditious
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Rhodes was sentenced to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy and other charges.
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Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Not included in the initial batch of motions on Tuesday evening was Thomas Caldwell, who authorities said assisted the Oath Keepers, and Jeremy Bertino, a former Proud Boy leader who pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy charges against him in 2022.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Lai, an outspoken critic of China’s ruling Communist Party who founded the now-defunct Apple Daily, was found guilty in December of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and conspiring with others to publish seditious articles.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
He was also found guilty of one count of publishing seditious materials under colonial-era legislation.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
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Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Not included in the initial batch of motions on Tuesday evening was Thomas Caldwell, who authorities said assisted the Oath Keepers, and Jeremy Bertino, a former Proud Boy leader who pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy charges against him in 2022.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Lai, an outspoken critic of China’s ruling Communist Party who founded the now-defunct Apple Daily, was found guilty in December of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and conspiring with others to publish seditious articles.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
He was also found guilty of one count of publishing seditious materials under colonial-era legislation.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Seditious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seditious. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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seditious
adjective
se·di·tious
si-ˈdish-əs
: of, relating to, or causing sedition
seditious statements
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