SUBVERSION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SUBVERSION?

Need another word that means the same as “subversion”? Find 2 synonyms and 30 related words for “subversion” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Subversion” are: subversive activity, corruption

Subversion as a Noun

Definitions of "Subversion" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “subversion” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The undermining of the power and authority of an established system or institution.
• Destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity.
• The act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government.

Synonyms of "Subversion" as a noun (2 Words)

corruption	Dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery. Corruption of a minor.
subversive activity	A radical supporter of political or social revolution.

Usage Examples of "Subversion" as a noun

• The ruthless subversion of democracy.
• An 11-year sentence for inciting subversion.
• The big city's subversion of rural innocence.
• Subversions of conventional morality.

Associations of "Subversion" (30 Words)

annihilate	Destroy utterly; obliterate. The stronger force annihilated its opponent virtually without loss.
betrayal	An act of deliberate betrayal. These developments represented a betrayal of democracy.
breaker	Any CB radio user. Those steam engines were now gone to the breaker s yard.
corruption	Decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation. The journalist who wants to expose corruption in high places.
deconstruct	Analyse a text or linguistic or conceptual system by deconstruction. She likes to deconstruct the texts to uncover what they are not saying.
demolition	An overwhelming defeat. The demolition of the huge tower was quite a spectacle.
destroy	Destroy completely damage irreparably. The room had been destroyed by fire.
destruction	An event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something. The avalanche left a trail of destruction.
devastation	The termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists. She spoke of her devastation at his death.
disloyalty	The quality of not being loyal to a person, country, or organization; unfaithfulness. An accusation of disloyalty and betrayal.
felony	A serious crime (such as murder or arson. An accusation of felony.
havoc	Lay waste to; devastate. If they weren t at school they d be wreaking havoc in the streets.
iconoclasm	The orientation of an iconoclast.
indict	Accuse formally of a crime. His former manager was indicted for fraud.
infidelity	The quality of being unfaithful. Her infidelity continued after her marriage.
insubordination	Defiance of authority; refusal to obey orders. He was dismissed for insubordination.
mayhem	The willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person. Complete mayhem broke out.
perfidy	An act of deliberate betrayal. Hapsburg perfidy.
putrefaction	Moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles. Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction.
quisling	Someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force. He had the Quisling owner of the factory arrested.
regicide	Someone who commits regicide the killer of a king.
smash	An act or sound of something smashing. A deliberate attempt to smash the union movement.
suicide	A person who commits suicide. A suicide blast caused more deaths.
terrorism	The calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear. International terrorism.
treachery	An act of deliberate betrayal. The treachery of language.
treason	A crime that undermines the offender’s government. Doubt is the ultimate treason against faith.
treasonable	Having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor. There was no evidence of treasonable activity.
wreck	Involve someone in a shipwreck. Sailors who had the misfortune to be wrecked on these coasts.
wrought	(of metals) beaten out or shaped by hammering. Well wrought pop music.