revolutionaries

noun

Definition of revolutionariesnext
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

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms
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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Thesaurus Entries Near revolutionaries

revolution

revolutionaries

revolutionary

See More Nearby Entries 

Cite this Entry

“Revolutionaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolutionaries. Accessed 5 Feb. 2023.

Copy Citation

Share

More from Merriam-Webster on revolutionaries

Nglish: Translation of revolutionaries for Spanish Speakers

Britannica English: Translation of revolutionaries for Arabic Speakers

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of weal

See Definitions and Examples »

Test Your Vocabulary

The Great British Vocabulary Quiz

  • union jack speech bubble
  • Named after Sir Robert Peel, what are British police called?
Name That Thing

You know what it looks like… but what is it called?

TAKE THE QUIZ
Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can with using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.

Can you make 12 words with 7 letters?

PLAY
Words at Play
Ask the Editors
Word Games