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. 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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How to use subversion in a sentence?

1. 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.

2. Eugene Remer:

   [ Russia’s ] leaders have embraced a wide range of tools — information warfare in all its forms, including subversion, deception, dis - and misinformation, this toolkit has deep historical roots in the Soviet era and performs the function of the equalizer that in the eyes of The Kremlin is intended to make up for Russia’s weakness vis a vis the West.

3. 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.

4. Col. Jack Ripper, commander of Burpleson AFB to Group Capt. Mandrake (Peter Sellers) in Dr. Strangelove:

   (Clemenceau) once said that war is too important to be left to the generals. When he said that, 50 years ago, he may have been right...but now, war is too important to be left to the politicians. They have neither the time, the training, nor the inclination for strategic thought...And I can no longer, sit around and allow Communist subversion, Communist corruption, and Communist infiltration of our precious bodily fluids.

5. Steny Hoyer:

   This is a version of a vile, anti-Semitic attack that for centuries has demanded that Jewish people demonstrate some kind of quid pro quo in return for being considered loyal citizens, it is also a dangerous subversion of our American principles that all are entitled to their own views.