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subverter

noun

Definition of subverternext
as in traitor

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subverter
  1. traitor
  2. collaborator
  3. subversive
  4. sellout
  5. turncoat
  6. quisling
  7. betrayer
  8. conspirator
Noun
  • The team was criticized in Iran and branded as traitors in the media there for remaining silent when the Iranian national anthem was played ahead of their opening loss against South Korea on March 2.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • However, their time together ended when Tamburello, a faithful, turned on Parks, a traitor, and voted to banish her in episode 10.
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of traitor
Noun
  • Among those present is Kate Siegel, Flanagan’s wife and longtime collaborator from their days on Hush (2016) and Oculus (2013).
    — Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In 2025, Begelman and his collaborator Jason Dexter applied the quasi-star model to the little red dots.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of collaborator
Noun
  • Home of the subversive and the sublime, the maverick and the madman, the inspired and the inspiring, the sage and the clown, and, most important, the brave.
    — Tom Selleck, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Kristen Stewart loves to be a little subversive with her fashion choices.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 23 June 2026
Definition of subversive
Noun
  • Right on cue, the Labor Day sellout crowd of 42,368 booed when Craig Counsell’s name was announced during pregame introductions and the headshot of the Chicago Cubs manager appeared on American Family Field’s gigantic video board.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The game lands amid the Australian rules football finals, forcing the MCG’s tightest-ever overnight turnaround as thousands of workers swap goalposts, repaint lines and replace turf before another sellout.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of sellout
Noun
  • The Conservatives, currently led by Kemi Badenoch, slammed Braverman following her defection, characterizing her as an inevitable turncoat and questioning her mental faculties.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 26 Jan. 2026
  • But the result is that a fair number of former Sanders allies or staffers have turned out to be MAGA turncoats, cranks, or washed out of politics altogether.
    — Ryan Cooper, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2026
Definition of turncoat
Noun
  • It is aided in its unceasing efforts to gain more power and undermine our institutions and rights by a Congress in which quislings claim a majority.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
  • But the president's new FTC chair, Andrew Ferguson, is an outspoken Big Tech critic on X and is signaling the panel won't be stacked with pro-industry quislings.
    — Marc Caputo, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
Definition of quisling
Noun
  • The inferno that follows, as the betrayer’s dragon sets fire to both armies and then Tumbleton itself, will be rendered with both practical flames and CGI.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Then go ahead and depict the country’s prime minister as the betrayer of Christ.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
Definition of betrayer
Noun
  • The performances are first-rate across the board, with Bell and Jarvis outstanding as the lead conspirators.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The film, notable for seeing the robbers escape in Mini Coopers before the inevitable double-crossing took place between the co-conspirators, did well at the box office, grossing $176 million worldwide.
    — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of conspirator
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“Subverter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subverter. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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