Antonyms for subversive
səbˈvɜr sɪvsub·ver·sive

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1. subversivenoun

   Synonyms:
   revolutionary, revolutionist, subverter, insurgent, seditious

2. subversiveadjective

   Intending to subvert, overturn or undermine a government or authority

   Synonyms:
   subverter, revolutionist, revolutionary, insurgent, seditious

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. revolutionist, revolutionary, subversive, subverteradjective

   a radical supporter of political or social revolution

   Antonyms:
   loyal

   Synonyms:
   subverter, revolutionist, revolutionary

2. insurgent, seditious, subversiveadjective

   in opposition to a civil authority or government

   Antonyms:
   loyal

   Synonyms:
   instigative, seditious, rabble-rousing, inflammatory, insurgent, incitive, incendiary

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. peacemaker

   this would be good because if subversive means a person who wishes to overthrow the government, then a peacemaker is the exact opposite. think about it logically.

   the peacemaker kept the renegades away, and sent them to get subversive help.

   Submitted by anonymous on November 19, 2019  

How to use subversive in a sentence?

1. John Calvin:

   The Fanaticism which discards the Scripture, under the pretense of resorting to immediate revelations is subversive of every principle of Christianity. For when they boast extravagantly of the Spirit, the tendency is always to bury the Word of God so they may make room for their own falsehoods.

2. Ibn-e-Safi:

   Man after the second half of the twentieth century is frustrated. You know that the foundation of all subversiveness is laid on frustration and this frustration keeps finding ways to subversive activities. And you also know that an uncert...ain present has made man pessimistic about future... therefore he runs after anything that glitters, be it fire

3. Livy:

   All such distinctions as tend to set the orders of the state at a distance from each other are equally subversive of liberty and concord.

4. Mike Vigil:

   The National Guard has been key to opening up the doors into Venezuela for Colombian drug trafficking organizations and subversive groups, they have transformed Venezuela into a massive pipeline for cocaine into the United States and Europe.

5. Lee Iacocca:

   Do you want me to tell you something really subversive Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it. . . . It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.

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