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