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单词 subversive
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subversive

What was once considered subversive is now mainstream.There was intense suspicion of the potential of these subversive ideas to capture the minds of the people.She is also doing something subversive.But it still says something subversive.At the same time, it proved highly conducive to subversive activity.To its credit, the film hints at some subversive ideas.Many of us had been certain we were doing something subversive and rebellious but... what was it again? Something almost subversive, when you consider the modern-day norm.He's something more subversive, less recognisable and far more interesting.

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subversive

British English: subversive ADJECTIVE
Something that is subversive is intended to weaken or destroy a political system or government.
The play was promptly banned as subversive.
  • American English: subversive
  • Brazilian Portuguese: subversivo
  • Chinese: 颠覆性的
  • European Spanish: subversivo
  • French: subversif
  • German: subversiv
  • Italian: sovversivo
  • Japanese: 反体制的な
  • Korean: 전복시키는
  • European Portuguese: subversivo
  • Latin American Spanish: subversivo
British English: subversive NOUN
Subversives are people who attempt to weaken or destroy a political system or government.
Agents regularly rounded up suspected subversives.
  • American English: subversive
  • Brazilian Portuguese: subversivo
  • Chinese: 颠覆性
  • European Spanish: subversivo
  • French: élément subversif
  • German: Umstürzler
  • Italian: sovversivo
  • Japanese: 危険分子
  • Korean: 전복시키는 사람
  • European Portuguese: subversivo
  • Latin American Spanish: subversivo

(adjective) 
Definition
intended or intending to weaken or overthrow a government or an institution
The play was promptly banned as subversive and possibly treasonous.
Synonyms
seditious
He fell under suspicion for distributing seditious pamphlets.
inflammatory
His remarks were irresponsible and inflammatory.
incendiary
making incendiary remarks
underground
accused of organizing and financing an underground youth movement
undermining
destructive
overthrowing
riotous
insurrectionary
treasonous
perversive
(noun) 
Definition
a person engaged in subversive activities
Agents regularly rounded up suspected subversives.
Synonyms
dissident
terrorist
saboteur
The saboteur planned to steal private documents.
insurrectionary
quisling
They called him a quisling.
fifth columnist
deviationist
seditionary
seditionist

Additional synonyms

in the sense of incendiary
Definition
tending to create strife or violence
making incendiary remarks
Synonyms
inflammatory,
provocative,
subversive,
seditious,
rabble-rousing,
dissentious
in the sense of inflammatory
Definition
likely to provoke anger
His remarks were irresponsible and inflammatory.
Synonyms
provocative,
incendiary,
explosive,
fiery,
inflaming,
insurgent,
anarchic,
rabid,
riotous,
intemperate,
seditious,
rabble-rousing,
demagogic,
like a red rag to a bull,
instigative
in the sense of quisling
Definition
a traitor who aids an occupying enemy force
They called him a quisling.
Synonyms
traitor,
betrayer,
collaborator,
renegade,
Judas,
turncoat,
fifth columnist

Synonyms of 'subversive'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of saboteur
Definition
a person who commits sabotage
The saboteur planned to steal private documents.
Synonyms
demonstrator,
rebel,
dissident,
hooligan,
vandal,
delinquent,
dissenter,
agitator,
protest marcher
in the sense of underground
Definition
secret; clandestine
accused of organizing and financing an underground youth movement
Synonyms
secret,
undercover,
covert,
hidden,
guerrilla,
revolutionary,
concealed,
confidential,
dissident,
closet,
subversive,
clandestine,
renegade,
insurgent,
hush-hush (informal),
surreptitious,
cloak-and-dagger,
hugger-mugger,
insurrectionist,
hole-and-corner (informal),
radical
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