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Subvert

🔄 Synonyms of "Subvert"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
undermineverb	(figuratively) To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage.
counteractverb	(transitive) To have a contrary or opposing effect or force on someone or something.
sabotagenoun	To deliberately destroy or damage something in order to prevent it from being successful.
counterminenoun	A mine used by defenders to intercept an enemy mine or tunnel.
weakenverb	(transitive) To make weaker or less strong.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Subvert"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
undermineverb	(figuratively) To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage.
sabotageverb	To deliberately destroy or damage something in order to prevent it from being successful.
weakenverb	(transitive) To make weaker or less strong.
counteractverb	(transitive) To have a contrary or opposing effect or force on someone or something.
countermineverb	(transitive, intransitive) to sap hostile mining.
overthrowverb	(transitive) To bring about the downfall of (a government, etc.), especially by force; to usurp.
obstructverb	To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle.
overturnverb	(transitive) To overthrow or destroy.
impedeverb	(transitive) To get in the way of; to hinder.
toppleverb	(transitive) To push or throw over.
circumventverb	(transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
hinderverb	(transitive) To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.
defeatverb	(transitive) To overcome in battle or contest.
destroyverb	(ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.
wreckverb	(transitive) To destroy violently; to cause severe damage to something, to a point where it no longer works, or is useless.
destabilizeverb	(transitive) To make something unstable.
reverseverb	The opposite of something.
shatterverb	(transitive) To violently break something into pieces.
damageverb	(transitive) To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.
disruptverb	(transitive) To throw into confusion or disorder.