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radicalism

noun

Definition of radicalismnext
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as in socialism

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as in extremism

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Recent Examples of radicalism Many of the area’s neighborhoods are reliably progressive but not known for their radicalism. — Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 27 June 2026 After a crushing election defeat in 2019, Starmer was chosen as Corbyn’s successor – seen as a safer pair of hands after Labour’s years of radicalism. — Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 22 June 2026 Protesters slammed the progressive leader, accusing him of fueling radicalism and failing to safeguard the Jewish community. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2026 Enhanced by the large amount of American art spanning centuries that is always a part of The Wadsworth’s permanent exhibitions, the whole multi-building complex proclaims a sense of independence, revolution and especially radicalism. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for radicalism
Recent Examples of Synonyms for radicalism
  1. socialism
  2. extremism
  3. liberalism
  4. irrationality
  5. unreasonableness
Noun
  • Murphy’s gang weren’t really outlaws to begin with — he was imprisoned for defending his daughter from some undercover cops, while Singh (Avi Nash) was arrested for his associations with socialism.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • However, 51% of voters polled had an unfavorable view of socialism, a reason that the president, Vice President JD Vance, and other key speakers at the GOP midterm convention in Dallas repeatedly used the term to describe Democrats in their remarks.
    — Terry Collins, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of socialism
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  • Western and Asian governments feared the tenacious insurgencies could help foster Islamic extremism in Southeast Asia.
    — Teresa Cerojano, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The destruction of the Iraqi state helped create a vacuum in which violent extremism evolved and flourished.
    — Ayman M. Mohyeldin, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of extremism
Noun
  • This inaugurated a golden age of liberalism and a break with the Court’s theretofore conservative history.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The national conservatives embrace Christian nationalism and seek to bulwark the homogeneous nation-state from threats from liberalism.
    — Leonard A. Schuette, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of liberalism
Noun
  • In other words, emotion, empathy and irrationality could be seen as some of the most powerful counterweights to AI.
    — Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
  • This is where the irrationality of antisemitic conspiracy gains no purchase among a reasoning and pragmatic populace; where government is led by people who grasp, and embrace, the seriousness of their responsibilities.
    — Rory Lancman, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of irrationality
Noun
  • If the assassination made the President a Christlike figure, his forbearance in the face of a wife’s unreasonableness provides him with an extra measure of purity.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
Definition of unreasonableness

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“Radicalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/radicalism. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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