Synonyms of subversion

subversion

noun

as in sabotage

secret efforts to weaken or ruin a political system or government from within

They were arrested on charges of political subversion.

Related Words

• sabotage
• insurrection
• treason
• rebellion
• unrest
• treachery
• overthrow
• revolt
• revolution
• uprising
• mutiny
• insurgency
• coup
• upset
• sedition
• overturn
• misprision
• coup d'état
• outbreak
• eruption
• to-do
• turmoil
• upheaval
• outburst
• commotion
• bustle
• ruction
• coil
• stir
• ruckus
• convulsion
• hubbub
• rumpus
• pandemonium
• furore
• rout
• paroxysm
• squall
• bluster
• furor
• hullabaloo
• tumult
• earthquake
• bobbery
• row
• tempest
• fuss
• flare-up
• stew
• hurly-burly
• welter
• shindy
• cataclysm
• uproar
• bouleversement
• storm
• williwaw

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of subversion

And because of that canon, Tapert and Raimi are there to ensure that any subversions don’t go too far astray. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Bright says this reimagining and subversion of expectations fits neatly with her team’s vision. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 June 2026

In my fiction, my grandfather was no longer an inscrutable ghost, but a character with definable flaws, who did things in an order that, despite whatever twists and subversions, resolved into meaning. — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026

Leaflets, filled with anti-government propaganda, soon emerged as the group’s newest, and boldest, tactic at subversion. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026