Synonyms of radicals

radicals

noun

plural of radical

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of radicals

Two common types of plastic — polyethylene and polypropylene, used widely to make food containers, packaging, milk jugs and bottle caps — produced the most hydroxyl radicals detected by the researchers. — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

The riots and looting across France might have been supported by leftist radicals, but National Rally leader Marine Le Pen stands to be the greatest beneficiary when the dust eventually settles. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2026

Adding caffeine, which mops up radicals, largely stopped the clumping, pointing to the radicals as the cause. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026

Fluorine is then released into the water as fluoride ions, while hydroxyl radicals and hydroxide ions help sever carbon-carbon bonds in the remaining molecular chains. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

But a growing cohort of religious radicals – including Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s public security minister – advocates Jewish worship and control of the site. — Ilan Ben Zion, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2026

Adding a substance that neutralizes free radicals reduced clumping, suggesting that the radicals caused the damage. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Hickey is the charismatic traveling salesman who preaches a distorted vision of salvation to the social misfits and leftist radicals in a dive bar in lower Manhattan, modeled on the denizens of a favorite O’Neill hangout. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026

Once Lamb starts publishing daily dispatches about her abduction at the hands of Indo‑Trinidadian radicals demanding a ransom, the writing is on the walls that this woman is going to die. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2026