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revolutionary

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of revolutionary

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 of revolutionary

extreme, extremist, fanatic (or fanatical), rabid, radical, revolutionist, ultra
Words Related to revolutionary

subversive, violent, wild

reactionary
Near Antonyms of revolutionary

conservative, moderate, temperate

conventional, orthodox, traditional

liberal, progressive
Antonyms of revolutionary

middle-of-the-road, nonrevolutionary, unrevolutionary

2 taking part in a rebellion

  • revolutionary forces that were soundly defeated before reaching the capital
Synonyms of revolutionary

insurgent, insurrectionary, mutinous, rebellious
Words Related to revolutionary

seditious, traitorous, treacherous, treasonous

agitating, demagogic, rabble-rousing

defiant, disobedient, insubordinate, intractable, recalcitrant, refractory, restive, ungovernable, unruly
Near Antonyms of revolutionary

constant, devoted, loyal, staunch (also stanch), steadfast, true, true-blue

compliant, obedient, submissive, tractable

revolutionary

noun

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 of revolutionary

crazy, extremist, radical, revolutionist
Words Related to revolutionary

young Turk

leftist, lefty, red

progressive, reformer, reformist

anarch, anarchist, subversive

agitator, insurgent, insurrectionist, rebel

secessionist, separationist, separatist
Near Antonyms of revolutionary

conservative, fuddy-duddy, reactionary, rightist, standpatter, Tory, traditionalist
Antonyms of revolutionary

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 of revolutionary

insurgent, insurrectionary, insurrectionist, mutineer, rebel, red, revolter, revolutionist
Words Related to revolutionary

challenger, defier, insubordinate, oppositionist, recusant, refuser, resistant, resister

anarch, anarchist

discontent, extremist, malcontent, radical
Near Antonyms of revolutionary

loyalist, patriot, supporter

counterinsurgent, counterrevolutionary, counterrevolutionist

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