Synonyms of extremists

extremists

noun

plural of extremist

as in revolutionaries

a person who favors rapid and sweeping changes especially in laws and methods of government

extremists wanted to do away with everything, even though they had no thought-out plan for what to do afterwards

Synonyms & Similar Words

• revolutionaries
• radicals
• rebels
• crazies
• reformers
• revolutionists
• insurgents
• anarchists
• leftists
• progressives
• agitators
• reformists
• subversives
• separatists
• lefties
• insurrectionists
• secessionists
• reds
• young Turks
• separationists
• anarchs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• moderates
• conservatives
• rightists
• reactionaries
• middle-of-the-roaders
• traditionalists
• Tories
• standpatters
• fuddy-duddies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of extremists

The groups similarly present themselves as armed community defenders against the government or right-wing extremists, but continue to find members who get in trouble with law enforcement. — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026

In their place is a broader vision of internet silliness that can mock everything from tech bros and political extremists to new age spirituality grifters and how-to videos. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026

While there is no formal domestic terrorism statute, the Justice Department has historically used a variety of other criminal laws to charge violent extremists and pursued terrorism enhancements at sentencing. — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

The dichotomy between the white supremacist type, and the Muslim, ISIS-supporting type, and the way that these two types of extremists were treated by the government, was the idea for the original book. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026

Individuals within the party have also been accused of being extremists. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Dictators chose repression, extremists chose violence, and regional powers pursued their interests. — Ayman M. Mohyeldin, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026

Unlike 25 years ago — when extremists, mostly from Saudi Arabia, entered the United States and trained to become deadly pilots — the terror threat facing Europe today is mostly organized online. — Lorne Cook, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

Studying extremists These two cases force researchers to grapple with how knowledge about violent movements is actually produced. — Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026