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

Along with several other teachers, Aziz is put on administrative leave and forced to eventually defend himself in a kangaroo court, where a state attorney mounts evidence of Aziz’s supposedly seditious behavior. —Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026

Lai, who pleaded not guilty, was convicted in December of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security and conspiring with others to publish seditious articles. —Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026

He was jailed on charges of conspiring to collude with foreign forces and publishing seditious materials. —Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026

Prosecutors previously said Apple Daily had published up to 161 seditious articles. —Chris Lau, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 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