Synonyms of subversions

subversions

noun

plural of subversion

as in insurrections

secret efforts to weaken or ruin a political system or government from within

They were arrested on charges of political subversion.

Related Words

• insurrections
• sabotages
• rebellions
• treasons
• revolts
• treacheries
• revolutions
• uprisings
• mutinies
• insurgencies
• coups
• overthrows
• upsets
• overturns
• seditions
• misprisions
• eruptions
• outbursts
• upheavals
• turmoils
• outbreaks
• coups d'état
• commotions
• coils
• convulsions
• squalls
• ructions
• ruckuses
• furors
• routs
• furores
• flare-ups
• bustles
• rumpuses
• hullabaloos
• hubbubs
• earthquakes
• tumults
• rows
• paroxysms
• bluster
• cataclysms
• to-dos
• uproars
• tempests
• pandemoniums
• stews
• shindys
• welters
• hurly-burlies
• stirs
• williwaws
• bobberies
• fusses
• bouleversements
• storms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of subversions

Although the movie eventually loses steam (a side effect of its subversions of the genre, while using Ilyas’s awkward outsidership as an aesthetic North Star), Khan traces the care with which his characters try to chart invisible social lines. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026

And because of that canon, Tapert and Raimi are there to ensure that any subversions don’t go too far astray. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

In my fiction, my grandfather was no longer an inscrutable ghost, but a character with definable flaws, who did things in an order that, despite whatever twists and subversions, resolved into meaning. — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026

The lack of any real surprises or subversions along the way can be a drag, making the Prime Video miniseries feel a bit padded even at a relatively trim six hour-long episodes. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025

Such subversions can be seen as the story pivots from one twist to another and one surprise to the next. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2025