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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That was seditious behavior, that was a big deal.
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Luke Barr, ABC News, 25 Nov. 2025
The White House views the lawmakers' actions as potentially seditious, meaning they could be deemed as a rebellion against the government or an attempt to overthrow it.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years in prison for seditious conspiracy after organizing the effort to thwart the certification of the 2020 presidential election.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
The justices circumscribed the authority of congressional committees and state legislatures to question witnesses, narrowly construed the statute used to prosecute seditious speech, and restrained the ability of federal agencies to terminate employees.
—Time, 14 Nov. 2025
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Luke Barr, ABC News, 25 Nov. 2025
The White House views the lawmakers' actions as potentially seditious, meaning they could be deemed as a rebellion against the government or an attempt to overthrow it.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years in prison for seditious conspiracy after organizing the effort to thwart the certification of the 2020 presidential election.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
The justices circumscribed the authority of congressional committees and state legislatures to question witnesses, narrowly construed the statute used to prosecute seditious speech, and restrained the ability of federal agencies to terminate employees.
—Time, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Seditious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seditious. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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seditious
adjective
se·di·tious
si-ˈdish-əs
: of, relating to, or causing sedition
seditious statements
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