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sedition

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of sedition

formal the crime of saying, writing, or doing something that encourages people to disobey their government

The leaders of the group have been arrested and charged with sedition.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of sedition

misprision, treachery, treason

insurgence, insurgency, insurrection, mutiny, outbreak, rebellion, revolt, revolution, rising, uprising

coup, coup d'état (or coup d'etat), overthrow

sabotage, subversion

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