CEFR B2

seditious

adjective

Meaning

seditious means of, related to, or being involved in sedition. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as seditious.
A seditious tone can change the mood of a conversation.

Synonyms: insubordinate, rebellious, subversive, treasonous

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seditious (B2)

adjective

Definition

seditious means of, related to, or being involved in sedition. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as seditious.
A seditious tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became seditious after the announcement.

How to Use seditious

seditious + noun (collocation): Use seditious before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a seditious reaction."
become seditious (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became seditious near the end."

Synonyms of seditious

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