Definition of
subversive has definitions from the field of politics
1
[ adjective ] in opposition to a civil authority or government

Synonyms

seditious insurgent

Related terms

disloyal

2
[ noun ] (politics) a radical supporter of political or social revolution

Synonyms

revolutionary subverter revolutionist

Related terms

radical insurgent dynamiter Mao counterrevolutionist jose_julian_marti doroteo_arango charlotte_corday che_guevara jean_paul_marat maxmillien_marie_isidore_de_robespierre comte_de_mirabeau leon_trotsky girondist Marx emiliano_zapata chou_en-lai danton overthrow

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Rhymes with

obsessive abrasive abusive dispersive submissive discursive coercive inoffensive possessive recessive pervasive progressive successive regressive offensive oppressive counteroffensive unobtrusive obtrusive conducive aggressive evasive convulsive collusive allusive invasive evasive reflexive pensive persuasive sieve adhesive divisive depressive defensive effusive repressive passive impressive expressive extensive hypertensive expensive unimpressive inexpensive conclusive inconclusive adhesive dismissive missive massive permissive excessive compulsive intensive apprehensive reclusive intrusive comprehensive apprehensive derisive illusive reclusive elusive corrosive decisive inclusive exclusive indecisive impassive explosive cohesive erosive repulsive expansive unresponsive incisive impulsive responsive

Phonetic and Homophones

S AH0 B V ER1 S IH0 V

Similar Spelling

subversion superego supersede supergiant

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