Synonyms of subversions

subversions

noun

plural of subversion

as in insurrections

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

They were arrested on charges of political subversion.

Related Words

• insurrections
• sabotages
• rebellions
• treasons
• treacheries
• revolts
• revolutions
• uprisings
• mutinies
• coups
• insurgencies
• overthrows
• upsets
• overturns
• seditions
• misprisions
• eruptions
• upheavals
• turmoils
• outbursts
• outbreaks
• coups d'état
• commotions
• coils
• convulsions
• squalls
• ructions
• ruckuses
• furors
• routs
• furores
• flare-ups
• bustles
• rumpuses
• hullabaloos
• hubbubs
• earthquakes
• tumults
• rows
• paroxysms
• bluster
• cataclysms
• to-dos
• uproars
• tempests
• pandemoniums
• stews
• shindys
• welters
• hurly-burlies
• stirs
• williwaws
• bobberies
• fusses
• bouleversements
• storms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of subversions

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

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

The lack of any real surprises or subversions along the way can be a drag, making the Prime Video miniseries feel a bit padded even at a relatively trim six hour-long episodes. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025

Such subversions can be seen as the story pivots from one twist to another and one surprise to the next. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2025