rev·o·lu·tion·ary
ˌre-və-ˈlü-shə-ˌner-ē 
1
a
: of, relating to, or constituting a revolution
revolutionary war
b
: tending to or promoting revolution
a revolutionary movement/leader
c
: constituting or bringing about a major or fundamental change
a revolutionary new product
2
Revolutionary
: of or relating to the American Revolution or to the period in which it occurred
plural revolutionaries
1
: one engaged in a revolution
2
: an advocate or adherent of revolutionary doctrines
Examples of revolutionary in a Sentence
Adjective
a candidate with a lot of crazy, revolutionary ideas that no one seems to be going for
revolutionary forces that were soundly defeated before reaching the capital
Noun
after the collapse of the Russian monarchy, the moderate socialists briefly governed until being overthrown by the Bolshevik revolutionaries
at first the government was not worried about this small band of unarmed revolutionaries
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Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2026
The dot-com era, for all its speculative madness, at least built a functional, revolutionary Internet infrastructure that permanently transformed global commerce once the markets reset.
—Sunil Sharan, Fortune, 27 May 2026
Jeremy D. Popkin, The Conversation, 28 May 2026
The film currently holds a 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, with critics praising Riley for being a romantic and a revolutionary in equal measure.
—Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
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Adjective
Okay, that is no revolutionary rule.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2026
The dot-com era, for all its speculative madness, at least built a functional, revolutionary Internet infrastructure that permanently transformed global commerce once the markets reset.
—Sunil Sharan, Fortune, 27 May 2026
Noun
Witnessing the revolutionaries’ painful efforts to implement the seemingly straightforward principles of their Declaration of Rights reminds us that the struggle for justice is never a simple one.
—Jeremy D. Popkin, The Conversation, 28 May 2026
The film currently holds a 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, with critics praising Riley for being a romantic and a revolutionary in equal measure.
—Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
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“Revolutionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revolutionary. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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