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

On Tuesday, the Justice Department went a step further and asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders who were sentenced to prison terms for leading members of the far-right extremist groups in the attack. —Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026

Rhodes was sentenced to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy and other charges. —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

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