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

Like his fellow revolutionaries, Jefferson recoiled from such aspects of empire, past and present. — Jackson Lears, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

But, even then, American socialists walked a fine line—they were considered too radical for the mainstream and a mere bourgeois affectation by committed class revolutionaries. — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026

That’s what Robespierre and other revolutionaries taught us in 1789. — Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

But unlike other Floridians of Cuban descent — including Secretary of State Marco Rubio — Valdes ended up defending Cuba’s socialist revolutionaries and officials who have killed, jailed, tortured, and censored numerous political enemies. — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026

In the decade of violent conflicts that followed, attacks on border towns and seizures of American property by revolutionaries and bandits prompted the United States to send two military expeditions into Mexico. — Robert B. Zoellick, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026

These canny revolutionaries recognized that see-and-be-seen lobbies and buzzy bar-restaurants were just as important as the beds upstairs—though a few lavish suites still gave big spenders room to splurge. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

State media claimed that revolutionaries had been trained by Israel and tied them, simultaneously, to the United States, Iran, Hamas, al-Qaeda, the Muslim Brotherhood, and international NGOs. — Abdelrahman Elgendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

Exiled revolutionaries needed somewhere to go, as did poorer residents who were hoping the revolution would improve conditions. — Blaise Mesa, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2026