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

Synonyms of seditious

• inflammatory
• provocative
• incendiary

Examples of seditious in a Sentence

several dissidents were jailed for leading protests that the government branded as seditious

Recent Examples on the Web

He was found guilty by a federal jury on July 24, 1981, on seven counts of weapons, explosives and seditious conspiracy charges, then sentenced to 55 years in prison. —Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026

Zenger was arrested and accused of seditious libel or content that challenged the authority of the state. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026

Advertisement Last month, the DOJ asked a federal appeals court to vacate those seditious conspiracy convictions, a request that was granted Thursday. —Nandika Chatterjee, Time, 26 May 2026

The Justice Department, in an unopposed motion last month, asked a federal appeals court to vacate those seditious conspiracy convictions, a request that was granted Thursday. —Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for seditious

• adventitious
• cementitious
• expeditious
• inauspicious
• injudicious
• meretricious
• repetitious
• superstitious
• surreptitious
• unambitious
• unpropitious
• unsuspicious

Kids Definition

seditious

adjective

se·​di·​tious si-ˈdish-əs 

: of, relating to, or causing sedition

seditious statements