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subvert has 18 distinct synonyms spread across 3 of its 4 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. WordNet records no antonym for it — antonymy is a relation between word forms rather than concepts, so it is deliberately sparse.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
cause the downfall of; of rulers
“The Czar was overthrown”
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
“debauch the young people with wine and women”
destroy property or hinder normal operations
“The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war”
destroy completely
“we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis”
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for subvert come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.