SUBVERT Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

subvert

verb

səb-ˈvərt

as in to degrade

to lower in character, dignity, or quality by insisting that she pay me for helping her, she subverted my noble desire to do a good deed without reward

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Recent Examples of subvert In a blistering dissent, the court’s Democratic justices said the ruling opened the door to allowing Louisiana lawmakers to subvert the will of voters. —

Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026 His work was often political, with his cartoonish art prints and couture creations subverting racist iconography from American history. —

Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 2 June 2026 The Gucci outfits created by then-creative director Alessandro Michele that Lauro sported on stage for his 2020 participation at the Sanremo Music Festival sparked days of online conversation for subverting rigid gender norms and reimagining sacred Italian iconography. —

Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 26 May 2026 The Residence combines the twisty appeal of a murder mystery with juicy upstairs-downstairs intrigue, opting not to subvert its genre conventions but to lovingly embrace them. —

Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for subvert

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The country’s ministry of culture and sports set out a series of rules and regulations which included no pyro, no face paint and no shouting of words that could be degrading towards any person on the field, not even the referee.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 10 June 2026
The bones also were coated with a light layer of minerals from the surrounding seawater, which may have prevented them from degrading.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 June 2026