Vocabulary
Subversive
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution.
Urdu meaning
تخریبی، الٹ پلٹ کرنے والا، ناس کرنےوالا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Hence the state must reconnect with the people and prevent subversive elements from capitalising on existing social and political fault lines.
- The Indian naval officer who was convicted of espionage had confessed to his role in subversive activities in Pakistan and assisting Baloch militant groups.
- to carry out subversive activities.
- The [CM] said his Government was determined to eliminate the subversive elements and deal with them sternly.
- Ganesh would slip in his subversive papers under the doors of hostel inmates.
Synonyms
disruptive, troublemaking, inflammatory, insurgent, insurrectionary, insurrectionist
Curator example
“subversive literature”
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