seditious

adjective

se·​di·​tious si-ˈdi-shəs How to pronounce seditious (audio)
Synonyms of seditious
1
: disposed to arouse or take part in or guilty of sedition
2
: of, relating to, or tending toward sedition
seditiously adverb
seditiousness noun

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several dissidents were jailed for leading protests that the government branded as seditious
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The Department of Justice in April acted to vacate the convictions of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and others in the seditious conspiracy case who had their sentences commuted but did not receive pardons. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 In March, police arrested the owner and staff of the independent Book Punch store, reportedly on suspicion of selling seditious publications. — Kanis Leung, Fortune, 16 July 2026 Societies throughout history have punished language deemed blasphemous, seditious, inciting or slanderous. — Paul Quigley, The Conversation, 13 July 2026 The ruling covers four Proud Boys whose sentences Trump commuted, while a separate bid to overturn Oath Keepers’ seditious conspiracy convictions have yet to be decided. — Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for seditious

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First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of seditious was in the 15th century

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seditious

adjective
se·​di·​tious si-ˈdish-əs How to pronounce seditious (audio)
: of, relating to, or causing sedition
seditious statements

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