Subvert

/səbˈvɜːt/

Synonyms for "subvert" (175 found)

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Closest matches (35)

Verb(8 words)

corrupt overthrow underminebring downcounteract countermine debase debauch

accommodate adapt adjust alienate alter ameliorate answeranswer conclusivelyargue downarise better brainwashbreak upcapsize careen change confound confute contradict controvert

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convert corrupt counterindoctrinate crush culbuter debase defeat

Strong matches (53)

deform demolish denature deny depose deprave destroy dismissdispose ofdiversify finish fit floor get honeycomb improve indoctrinate insurge insurrect interfere

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keel overmeliorate mitigate modify modulatemount the barricadesmutate mutineer mutiny nonplus overset overthrow overturn overwhelm parry pervert poisonput to silencequalify

Verb(11 words)

demoralise demoralize deprave destabilize distort hijacked misdirect misrepresent overturn pervert profane

Noun(3 words)

hijack pervertingprofane art

Related words (87)

Adjective(1 words)

queer

Verb(7 words)

queered sabotage undercut undermined undermines vitiate weaken

Noun(7 words)

queering queers sabotages sabotaging submarines underminerundermining trust

re createre-create realign rebel rebuild rebut reconstruct redesignreduce to silencerefit reform refute reindoctrinate reluct reluctate remake renew reshape restructure revamp

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revive revolt revolute revolution revolutionizering the changesriot riserise upruinrun riotsabotage sapsap the foundationssettleshift the sceneshuffle the cardsshut upsilencesmash all oppositionsquash squelch strikethrow downthrow overtiptip overtoppletopple overtopsy-turvify topsy-turvyturn a somersaultturn overturn over a new leafturn the scaleturn the tablesturn the tideturn topsy-turvyturn turtleturn upside downundermine upend uproot upset upturn vanquish vary weakenwin awaywork a changeworsen wreck

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More general

12 entries

alter change depose destroy disobeyforce outinfluence modifypolitical actionruin underminingundermining act

More specific

6 entries

cultural subversioninformation subversionmedia subversionpolitical subversionpropaganda campaignsubversive campaign

Collocations

6 entries

cultural subversionpolitical subversionsubversion campaignsubversion effortssubversive activitysubversive influence

Inflections

3 entries

subverted subverting subverts

Derivations

4 entries

subversion subversive subversively subverter

Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

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Alana, stop trying to subvert the company goals.

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Her poems subvert the dominant narrative of "Western civilization."

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Mahmoud Abbas was chosen to be the Palestinian leader by George W. Bush and Ariel Sharon, who were looking for a way to subvert Yasser Arafat.

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Last week, he made his first public appearance at a news conference in the capital and confessed to slandering and conspiring to subvert the state.

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