seditious

Definitions

Inciting or causing people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch.

Relating to or characteristic of sedition; subversive.

Examples

The government arrested the activist for distributing seditious pamphlets that called for the overthrow of the regime.

He was accused of making seditious remarks during the protest, which the authorities claimed were intended to incite violence.

The newspaper was shut down after publishing a series of seditious articles criticizing the monarchy.

Synonyms

insubordinate rebellious mutinous insurgent treasonous subversive inflammatory

Antonyms

loyal obedient patriotic submissive compliant dutiful faithful