Synonyms of revolutionaries

revolutionaries

noun

plural of revolutionary

1

as in radicals

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

after the collapse of the Russian monarchy, the moderate socialists briefly governed until being overthrown by the Bolshevik revolutionaries

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in rebels

a person who rises up against authority

at first the government was not worried about this small band of unarmed revolutionaries

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rebels
• insurgents
• revolters
• revolutionists
• insurrectionists
• mutineers
• reds
• anarchists
• challengers
• oppositionists
• resisters
• insurrectionaries
• radicals
• resistants
• discontents
• extremists
• recusants
• refusers
• defiers
• anarchs
• insubordinates
• malcontents

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• patriots
• supporters
• loyalists
• counterrevolutionaries
• counterinsurgents
• counterrevolutionists

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of revolutionaries

The monarchy was overthrown in the February Revolution of 1917, and the tsar and his family became prisoners of the revolutionaries. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026

The original Jacobins were the most radical faction of the French revolutionaries. — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Good luck with that message in flyover country when the revolutionaries don’t enjoy the advantages of light-turnout primaries. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Many became meeting places for the Founding Fathers and other revolutionaries as tensions with Britain grew. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026

Or was July 4, 1776, for the revolutionaries who founded the US, actually an undistinguished day? — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 3 July 2026

Trade the tricorn hats, bonnets and homespun shirts for flip flops, sneakers and soccer jerseys, and the intrepid revolutionaries of 1776 would have looked a lot like the people of 2026. — Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

The revolutionaries were successful after four hours but at the cost of 94 lives. — USA Today, 29 June 2026

Some imagery on the shirt, depicting Haitian revolutionaries from the early 1800s, was declared political and therefore not allowed, having fallen foul of FIFA’s often quite stringent rules around kits at World Cups. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 17 June 2026