as in revolutionaries
a person who favors rapid and sweeping changes especially in laws and methods of government
radicals staged large, violent protests in the hopes of toppling the government
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of radicals
Upon exposure to light — even regular daylight — punicin forms radicals, giving it properties that vary between light and darkness.
—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Democrats have fostered an environment of evil, emboldening radicals to kill, steal, and destroy.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
Anti-western radicals around the world are watching.
—Ayaan Hirsi Ali, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
The radicals on the left are the problem.
—ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
Soon, Joan ends up on the run with young radicals.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
On the one side, bell bottoms became the signature look of 1970s radicals.
—Stephen Mihm, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
And then there's the question of whether this bipartisanship extends to the House, where the shorter terms in office have tended to lead to a chamber with a significantly larger population of radicals.
—ArsTechnica, 19 Aug. 2025
Hasina's ouster has left both political as well as security vacuums, giving more space to religious radicals.
—Michael Kugelman, NPR, 21 Dec. 2024
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Democrats have fostered an environment of evil, emboldening radicals to kill, steal, and destroy.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
Anti-western radicals around the world are watching.
—Ayaan Hirsi Ali, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
The radicals on the left are the problem.
—ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
Soon, Joan ends up on the run with young radicals.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
On the one side, bell bottoms became the signature look of 1970s radicals.
—Stephen Mihm, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
And then there's the question of whether this bipartisanship extends to the House, where the shorter terms in office have tended to lead to a chamber with a significantly larger population of radicals.
—ArsTechnica, 19 Aug. 2025
Hasina's ouster has left both political as well as security vacuums, giving more space to religious radicals.
—Michael Kugelman, NPR, 21 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for radicals
Noun
-
Yet through Bob, Anderson finds his way into this story in a way that feels self-reflective and in conversation with a whole generation of coulda been revolutionaries.—
Richard Newby,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
-
Creating the technology for revolutionaries operating in an amorphous present, such as the scanner device, was another fascinating challenge.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
But while many have claimed that there is a rise in violence from the left, research shows that right-wing extremists are behind more political violence.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
-
Nor did Trump mention that attacks by right-wing extremists are more frequent and deadly.—
Laura Yuen,
Mercury News,
24 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Radicals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/radicals. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share