subversive C2 Topic:Register & Style US /səbˈvɝsɪv/ UK /səbˈvɜːsɪv/ See IPA manual Freq #18694 Meanings 1 adj Intending to subvert, overturn, undermine or debase. Subversive influence. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · intending to subvert,... insurgentseditious More revolutionaryrevolutionistsubverter Word family Derived forms antisubversivecountersubversivenonsubversive Common collocations subversive activity Adjective + noun Etymology See subvert and -ive. Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # subversive **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /səbˈvɝsɪv/ **IPA (UK):** /səbˈvɜːsɪv/ **Frequency rank:** 18694 ## Meanings 1. Intending to subvert, overturn, undermine or debase. ## Examples - Subversive influence. ## Synonyms - revolutionary - revolutionist - subverter - insurgent - seditious ## Derived Forms - antisubversive - countersubversive - nonsubversive ## Etymology See subvert and -ive. ## Topics - Register & Style markdown