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

• incendiary
• inflammatory

Examples of seditious in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Some worried that freeing all of them, including criminals convicted of violence or seditious conspiracy, would backfire. —Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Apr. 2025

Three other fellow Proud Boys found guilty of seditious conspiracy were sentenced shortly before Tarrio to prison terms of 15 to 18 years. —Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025

Lai is entering his fifth year in jail and is being tried for bogus allegations of colluding with foreigners to endanger national security and of conspiring with others to publish seditious materials. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2025

Lesser offenses, including the possession of seditious publications, could also lead to several years in jail. —Henry Austin, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2025

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