subversive

IPA: sʌbvˈɝsɪv

noun

  • A radical supporter of political or social revolution.
  • One who subverts, a saboteur, provocateur, or propagandist.

adjective

  • Intending to subvert, overturn, undermine or debase.
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Examples of "subversive" in Sentences

  • That indicates something subversive.
  • Fear of the state is in no sense subversive.
  • A subversive attempt to keep the content alive
  • Romans excelled at the subversive art of graffiti.
  • For you, is the writing of poetry a subversive act
  • It is a subversive attempt to keep the content alive.
  • A subversive is one who works to undermine the structures and shibboleths of society.
  • If you or someone you know has engaged in subversive acts or thoughts, call 1-866-445-6580.
  • Calling opinions in this forum subversive is typical of neocon, nay, facist inability to separate church and state.
  • In the meantime, Nigerian security agencies have been investigating what they call subversive activities by some foreign correspondents.
  • Like all great art, his plays remain subversive because they have the power to pull us out of the routines and the regulations of our conventional lives.
  • In many cities there are movements for an easygoing "alternative carnival" which rests on the same historic roots, but is again subversive, funny and unrespectful.
  • It took the gay-rights movement 30 years to shift from the Stonewall riots to gay marriage; now its transgender wing, long considered the most subversive, is striving for suburban normalcy too.

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