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synonym (synonym of subvert)

  • (noun)
    destroy, overthrow, ruin, supplant, extinguish, overturn, supersede, suppress
    To subvert is to overthrow from or as from the very foundation; utterly destroy; bring to ruin. The word is now generally figurative, as of moral or p more.. To subvert is to overthrow from or as from the very foundation; utterly destroy; bring to ruin. The word is now generally figurative, as of moral or political ruin. To supersede implies the putting of something that is wisely or unwisely preferred in the place of that which is removed; to subvert does not imply substitution. To supplant is more often personal, signifying to take the place of another, usually by underhanded means; one is superseded by authority, supplanted by a rival. Compare ABOLISH. (noun)
     
  • (verb.social)
    bring down, overthrow, overturn
    cause the downfall of; of rulers (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, vitiate
    corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    counteract, countermine, sabotage, undermine, weaken
    destroy property or hinder normal operations (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    consume, demolish, devour, pulverise, pulverize
    destroy completely (verb.creation)
     

antonym (antonym of subvert)

  • (noun)
    conserve, keep, perpetuate, preserve, sustain, uphold

hypernym (subvert IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • cause the downfall of; of rulers (verb.social)
    depose, force out
    force to leave (an office) (verb.social)
     
  • corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality (verb.social)
    alter, change, modify
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change)
     
  • destroy completely (verb.contact)
    destroy, ruin
    destroy completely; damage irreparably (verb.contact)
     
  • destroy property or hinder normal operations (verb.social)
    disobey
    refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient (verb.social)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF subvert relation)

  • cause the downfall of; of rulers (verb.social)
    revolutionize
    overthrow by a revolution, of governments (verb.social)
     
  • corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality (verb.social)
    carnalise, carnalize, sensualise, sensualize
    debase through carnal gratification (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.social)
    infect
    corrupt with ideas or an ideology (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    lead astray, lead off
    teach immoral behavior to (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    poison
    spoil as if by poison (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    bastardise, bastardize
    change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    suborn
    incite to commit a crime or an evil deed (verb.social)
     
  • destroy property or hinder normal operations (verb.social)
    derail
    cause to run off the tracks (verb.motion)
     

derivation (.... is derived from subvert)

  • cause the downfall of; of rulers (verb.social)
    overthrow
    the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.person)
    revolutionary, revolutionist, subversive, subverter
    a radical supporter of political or social revolution (noun.person)
     
  • (adj.all)
    insurgent, seditious, subversive
    in opposition to a civil authority or government (adj.all)
     
  • corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality (verb.social)
    debasement, degradation
    changing to a lower state (a less respected state) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    corruption, subversion
    destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    demoralisation, demoralization
    destroying the moral basis for a doctrine or policy (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    profanation
    degradation of something worthy of respect; cheapening (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    bacchanal, bacchanalia, debauch, debauchery, drunken revelry, orgy, riot, saturnalia
    a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    corruption, degeneracy, depravation, depravity, putrefaction
    moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.person)
    debauchee, libertine, rounder
    a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.person)
    degenerate, deviant, deviate, pervert
    a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.person)
    debaucher, ravisher, violator
    someone who assaults others sexually (noun.person)
     
  • (adj.all)
    bribable, corruptible, dishonest, purchasable, venal
    capable of being corrupted (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    corruptive, perversive, pestiferous
    tending to corrupt or pervert (adj.all)
     
  • destroy completely (verb.contact)
    subversion, subversive activity
    the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government (noun.act)
     
  • destroy property or hinder normal operations (verb.social)
    sabotage
    a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged (noun.act)
     
synonym antonym hypernym hyponym derivation destroy overthrow bring down overturn corrupt debase conserve keep perpetuate preserve sustain uphold destroy ruin depose disobey alter change revolutionize derail carnalise carnalize infect lead astray subversion subversive activity overthrow revolutionary insurgent seditious
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