Sedition
Sedition noun - An illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government.
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Synonyms for Sedition
Upheaval and sedition are semantically related in insurrection topic. In some cases you can use "Upheaval" instead a noun "Sedition".
Nearby Word: seditious
Upheaval
Upheaval noun - A violent disturbance (as of the political or social order).
Sedition and upheaval are semantically related in insurrection topic. Sometimes you can use "Sedition" instead a noun "Upheaval".
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- disorder and sedition
- disorder and upheaval
- turbulence and sedition
- turbulence and upheaval
- agitation and sedition
- agitation and upheaval
- overthrow and sedition
- overthrow and upheaval
- revolution and sedition
- revolution and upheaval
- tumult and sedition
- tumult and upheaval
- mutiny and sedition
- mutiny and upheaval
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Upheaval and Sedition. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/sedition/upheaval
Sedition & Upheaval. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/sedition/upheaval>.
Upheaval or Sedition. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/sedition/upheaval.
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