Antonyms: unprovocative, unprovoking, loyal. Synonyms: instigative, incitive, rabble-rousing, inflammatory, insurgent, incendiary, subversive. insurgent, seditious, subversive(adj)

The Brandenburg v. Ohio U.S. Supreme Court decision maintains that seditious speech—including speech that constitutes an incitement to violence—is protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution as long as it does not indicate an “imminent” threat.

In this page you can discover 26 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for sedition, like: treason, insurrection, coup, dissension, lawlessness, rebellion, revolt, insurgence, high-treason, revolution and riot.

Sedition in a Sentence ?

1. The newspaper editor was accused of sedition when he encouraged his fans to rise up against police officers.
2. In some nations, the government censors television networks in order to prevent sedition.
3. The rebels were arrested for sedition when they protested outside of the dictator’s palace.

1 : disposed to arouse or take part in or guilty of sedition. 2 : of, relating to, or tending toward sedition. Other Words from seditious Synonyms Example Sentences Learn More about seditious.

Seditious, pronounced “si-DI-shes,” comes from the Latin seditionem meaning “civil disorder, dissention.” A seditious act rebels against a government or authority.

The targets of prosecution under the Sedition Act were typically individuals who opposed the war effort, including pacifists, anarchists, and socialists. Violations of the Sedition Act could lead to as much as twenty years in prison and a fine of $10,000.