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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Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
Taylor’s turn as the French 75 revolutionary Perfidia Beverly Hills in Paul Thomas Anderson‘s action thriller One Battle After Another earned her her first Golden Globe nom.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 8 Dec. 2025
Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
Hatuey, the Taíno chief who fought the Spanish conquistadores and is known as the Americas’ earliest revolutionary, was a caudillo.
—Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 9 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
The revolutionary show was created using AiMation’s in-house tool, Omnigen-01, and the most advanced AI technology to build its contestants with real personalities and autonomy over their decisions.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
Taylor’s turn as the French 75 revolutionary Perfidia Beverly Hills in Paul Thomas Anderson‘s action thriller One Battle After Another earned her her first Golden Globe nom.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 8 Dec. 2025
Noun
DiCaprio plays Bob Ferguson, a zealous revolutionary turned paranoid burnout, in the latest epic slice of Americana from master filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
Hatuey, the Taíno chief who fought the Spanish conquistadores and is known as the Americas’ earliest revolutionary, was a caudillo.
—Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 9 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for revolutionary
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“Revolutionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revolutionary. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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