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SEDITION Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the word sedition. (exact relations)
There are 5 hypernyms of the word sedition. (close relations)
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defiance
nounn
noun

• intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude

• a hostile challenge

• a defiant act

disloyalty
nounn
noun

• the quality of being disloyal

insurrection
nounn
noun

• organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

mutiny
nounn
noun

• open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)

verb

• engage in a mutiny against an authority

rebellion
nounn
noun

• refusal to accept some authority or code or convention

• organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

resistance
nounn
noun

• the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

• any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion

• a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms

• the military action of resisting the enemy's advance

• (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease

• the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents

• a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force

• the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)

• (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness

• an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current

• group action in opposition to those in power

revolt
verb, nounv, n
noun

• organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

verb

• make revolution

• fill with distaste

• cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of

subversion
nounn
noun

• destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity

• the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government

treachery
nounn
noun

• betrayal of a trust

• an act of deliberate betrayal

uprising
nounn
noun

• organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

Best Hypernyms For SEDITION

Here is a list of related hypernyms for sedition, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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infraction infringement misdemeanor misdemeanour violation

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