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revolutionary
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1 being very far from the center of public opinion a candidate with a lot of crazy, revolutionary ideas that no one seems to be going for Synonyms extremist, fanatic (or fanatical), rabid, radical, extreme, revolutionist, ultraRelated Words subversive, violent, wild; reactionaryNear Antonyms conservative, moderate, temperate; conventional, orthodox, traditional; liberal, progressiveAntonyms middle-of-the-road, nonrevolutionary, unrevolutionary
2 taking part in a rebellion revolutionary forces that were soundly defeated before reaching the capital Synonyms insurgent, insurrectionary, mutinous, rebelliousRelated Words seditious, traitorous, treacherous, treasonous; agitating, demagogic, rabble-rousing; defiant, disobedient, insubordinate, intractable, recalcitrant, refractory, restive, ungovernable, unrulyNear Antonyms constant, devoted, loyal, staunch (also stanch), steadfast, true, true-blue; compliant, obedient, submissive, tractable
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revolutionary
Synonyms and Antonyms of revolutionary
1 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 crazy, extremist, radical, revolutionistRelated Words young Turk; leftist, lefty, red; progressive, reformer, reformist; anarch, anarchist, subversive; agitator, insurgent, insurrectionist, rebel; secessionist, separationist, separatistNear Antonyms conservative, fuddy-duddy, reactionary, rightist, standpatter, Tory, traditionalistAntonyms middle-of-the-roader, moderate
2 a person who rises up against authority at first the government was not worried about this small band of unarmed revolutionaries Synonyms insurgent, insurrectionary, insurrectionist, mutineer, red, revolter, rebel, revolutionistRelated Words challenger, defier, insubordinate, oppositionist, recusant, refuser, resistant, resister; anarch, anarchist; discontent, extremist, malcontent, radicalNear Antonyms loyalist, patriot, supporter; counterinsurgent, counterrevolutionary, counterrevolutionist
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