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

In a Michigan swing district just north of Detroit, Democratic congressional candidate Christina Hines said voters are far more worried about affording fuel, groceries and healthcare than about left-wing extremists gaining ground in her party. — Steve Peoples, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

During the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, more than 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed in a campaign of mass murder orchestrated by Hutu extremists. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

In 2022, far-right extremists stormed her reading, seizing viral headlines. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

There still will be scammers, extortionists, extremists and others who try to take advantage of teens and adults. — Larry Magid, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026

Critical milestones in this transitional phase of the movement were the deadly confrontations between white Christian extremists and federal agents at Ruby Ridge, Idaho (1992), and Waco, Texas (1993). — Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026

Spinks has spent years investigating and documenting nihilistic violent extremists and reported Spitze’s concerning online footprint to law enforcement. — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026

With a real-world legal event like the SPLC indictment, extremists can point to government action as evidence that their worldview is being validated. — Art Jipson, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026

Far-right extremists are even encouraging Jewish-Arab violence atop the Temple Mount, the most sacred site in Judaism and the third holiest in Islam, which could ignite anti-Israel religious violence and terrorism in the region. — Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2026