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
  • His tenure was upended by the arrest of Aldrich Ames, a CIA traitor.
    — Bob Drogin, Washington Post, 22 July 2026
  • In reality, the big debate has been about questions such as whether military bases should be named for traitors and whether governments should host monuments to a rebellion to defend slavery.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
Definition of traitor
Noun
  • Frequent McDowell collaborator Lindsay Anderson was set to direct, who passed away before production began.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Nobody enjoys the friend who confirms twice and cancels an hour out, or the collaborator who vanishes mid-project.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of collaborator
Noun
  • Kristen Stewart loves to be a little subversive with her fashion choices.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 23 June 2026
  • The seamless integration of old and new feels stealthy, and a touch subversive, a doubling-down on the museum’s approach to time as nonlinear, sinuous and delightfully slippery.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Definition of subversive
Noun
  • Getty Images Traditionally, fandoms are measured in units of intensity via streaming numbers, first-week album sales, trending hashtags, tour sellouts, crowd size and beyond.
    — Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The Chase Center, opened in 2019, is on a 38-game sellout streak for its WNBA tenant.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 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
  • Then go ahead and depict the country’s prime minister as the betrayer of Christ.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
  • Lesch plays the savior’s anguished betrayer not as an intellectual equal who fiercely debates him and loses all patience with the movement.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
Definition of betrayer
Noun
  • Informing your supporters that their problems are the result of a shadowy cabal of billionaire conspirators tends to unleash passions that can be difficult to control.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • Maxwell has argued that her conviction violated a 2007 plea deal Epstein made with federal prosecutors in which the government agreed not to prosecute any of his co-conspirators.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 29 July 2026
Definition of conspirator
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“Subverter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subverter. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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