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subversive

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore S words

seeking to undermine an established system or authority

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Subversive in a sentence

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The pamphlet was banned for its subversive ideas.

Synonyms
seditiousinsurgentrebellious
Antonyms
loyalconformist

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The novelist's late style is admired precisely for its blank: every superfluous phrase has been pared away, leaving prose of startling economy.

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Subversive (adjective) means seeking to undermine an established system or authority
Here is subversive used in an example sentence: "The pamphlet was banned for its subversive ideas."
Common synonyms for subversive include seditious, insurgent, rebellious.
Antonyms of subversive include loyal, conformist.
Subversive is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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