1. supersede 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 putti Synonyms: subvert, destroy, overthrow, ruin, supplant, extinguish, overturn, supersede, suppress Antonyms: conserve, keep, perpetuate, preserve, sustain, uphold