Synonyms for subversion
səbˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃənsub·ver·sion

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1. corruption, subversionnoun

   destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity

   "corruption of a minor"; "the big city's subversion of rural innocence"

   Synonyms:
   depravation, rottenness, putrefaction, putridness, degeneracy, putrescence, corruptness, depravity, corruption, subversive activity

2. subversion, subversive activitynoun

   the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government

   Synonyms:
   corruption, subversive activity

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1. • Degradation

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1. subversionnoun

   Synonyms:
   overturn, inversion

2. subversionnoun

   Synonyms:
   overthrow, destruction, demolition, ruin

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1. List of paraphrases for "subversion":

   subversive, sabotage, overthrow, vandalism, destabilization

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1. Joe Biden:

   The attack on our democracy is real, from the January 6th insurrection to the onslaught of Republican's anti-voting laws in a number of states, it's no longer just about who gets to vote. It's about who gets to count the vote and whether your vote counts at all. It's about two insidious things : voter suppression and election subversion.

2. Nadine Gordimer:

   In a democracy -- even if it is a so-called democracy like our white-?litist one -- the greatest veneration one can show the rule of law is to keep a watch on it, and to reserve the right to judge unjust laws and the subversion of the function of the law by the power of the state. That vigilance is the most important proof of respect for the law.

3. Ronny Tong:

   We need to gain the trust and confidence of Beijing so they can allow us the freedom of political reform, they dont want to see Hong Kong as a base of subversion. And Im sorry, were doing exactly that.

4. Joe Biden:

   There's one thing every senator, every American, should remember : History has never been kind to those who have sided with voter suppression over voters rights. And it'll be even less kind for those who side with elections subversion, so I asked every elected official in America : How do you want to be remembered ?

5. Dwight D. Eisenhower:

   Here in America we are descended in blood and in spirit from revolutionists and rebels - men and women who dare to dissent from accepted doctrine. As their heirs, we may never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.