Synonyms of subverted

subverted

verb

past tense of subvert

as in corrupted

to lower in character, dignity, or quality

by insisting that she pay me for helping her, she subverted my noble desire to do a good deed without reward

Synonyms & Similar Words

• corrupted
• degraded
• weakened
• perverted
• deteriorated
• humiliated
• poisoned
• destroyed
• diluted
• damaged
• ruined
• debased
• depraved
• demeaned
• bastardized
• warped
• lessened
• prostituted
• disgraced
• vitiated
• debauched
• cheapened
• marred
• tainted
• polluted
• demoralized
• shamed
• contaminated
• profaned
• harmed
• cankered
• thinned
• impaired
• hurt
• wrecked
• abased
• humbled
• defiled
• flawed
• dishonored
• watered down
• spoiled
• dirtied
• tarnished
• stained
• defaced
• descended
• befouled
• begrimed
• downgraded
• depreciated
• took down
• blemished

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elevated
• uplifted
• improved
• amended
• honored
• exalted
• enhanced
• perfected
• ennobled
• enriched
• restored
• dignified
• refined
• ameliorated
• cleaned
• bettered
• purified
• clarified
• cleansed
• respected
• meliorated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of subverted

What could be a stock campus ice-queen role is subverted throughout the season, through the empathy for the character that courses through her performance. — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 27 July 2026

Ireland sought to slow down the match but New Zealand subverted that tactic, forcing turnovers and kicking only sparingly. — ABC News, 18 July 2026

The Sedition Act of 1918, which subverted the Bill of Rights, imposed penalties for anti-government expression. — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 1 July 2026

Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith’s screenplay is littered with exaggerated stereotypes just waiting to be boisterously subverted. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 June 2026

One day after Zendaya subverted her usual high-fashion fare by wearing a $35 T-shirt from eBay, the 29-year-old actress dipped into a different type of archive on June 25. — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 25 June 2026

But Raman — whose husband is veteran 30 Rock writer and producer Vali Chandrasekaran — has quietly subverted her showy target in a way befitting that series. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2026

Last year, the struggle ended—or, at least, got subverted. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 26 May 2026

New York Tendaberry, released in the fall of 1969, mostly consists of Nyro alone at the piano, delivering songs that eschewed and subverted most of the characteristics that had won her attention and adoration throughout the preceding decade. — Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 24 May 2026