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subversive

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of subversive

someone who tries to overthrow or undermine a governing power

They were outted as subversives and exhiled from the country.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of subversive

anarch, anarchist

agitator, insurgent, insurrectionist, rebel

crazy, extremist, radical, revolutionary, revolutionist

alarmist, extremist, revolter, troublemaker

secessionist, separationist, separatist

defector, deserter, renegade

apostate, backstabber, betrayer, double-crosser, double-dealer, Judas, quisling, recreant, serpent, snake, traitor, turncoat

coconspirator, conspirator, intriguer, plotter, schemer

accommodationist, collaborationist, collaborator, sellout, subverter

subversive

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of subversive

seeking to overthrow or undermine a governing power

A subversive organization determined to unseat a leader who they believed operated outside the law.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of subversive

agitating, exciting, fomenting, incendiary, inciting, inflammatory, instigating, provocative, provoking

extreme, extremist, fanatic (or fanatical), rabid, radical, revolutionary, revolutionist, ultra

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of subversive

conservative, moderate, temperate

conventional, orthodox, traditional

liberal, progressive

middle-of-the-road, nonrevolutionary, unrevolutionary

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