REVOLUTIONS Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

revolutions

noun

plural of revolution

as in rotations

a rapid turning about on an axis or central point revved the engine to 3000 revolutions per minute

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as in uprisings

open fighting against authority (as one's own government) the revolution by which the American colonies gained their independence from Great Britain necessitated going up against the world's most powerful army

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Recent Examples of revolutions These job changes seem frightening because past tech revolutions have shut people out. — Pat Gelsinger, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026 One of the most challenging blind spots in modern leadership is learning how to guide our own internal systems through whirlwind revolutions, life transitions and change. — Patrick Murphy, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 Revolutions inspire other revolutions—and counterrevolutions. — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026 For comparison, regular drone propellers can rotate at several thousand revolutions per minute. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026 From the viewpoint of the bourgeoisie, both Jews and the aristocracy advocated revolutions and radical change, and thus both attacked the status quo. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026 The revolutions created by Nazi and Stalinist ideology, and enforced by terror, aimed to change reality itself. — David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 By the 1960s, both Holman and Clift were too deeply scarred to benefit from the decade’s social revolutions. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 23 July 2026 Even Flynn, a high school history teacher whose curriculum recounts the cyclical nature of wars and revolutions, needed to believe in that possibility of a reprieve, despite reiterating death’s inevitability in the classroom. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026

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Noun

As is standard practice with ISS crew rotations, the astronauts of Crew-12 will remain aboard the station and continue a typical day-to-day schedule through a brief overlap period between crews once their replacements are safely aboard.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2026
The factors being considered include future opponent rotations, competitive balance, geographic rivalries, travel and home-game opportunities.

— CBS News, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

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There were, of course, more people protesting than in 1848, the first modern wave of uprisings, known as the Springtime of the Peoples.

— Rachel Nolan, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026
As organizers from Ferguson, Baltimore and New York shared lessons from uprisings elsewhere, Marsicano learned how bail worked, how to raise money, how criminal cases moved through court and which Charlotte lawyers might represent protesters.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026

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When the road becomes too tight for the eActros, Wagner can leave the motorhome behind and continue on two wheels.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
The steering is heavier than something like a 296 but still feels very direct, with good feedback of the road conditions as the front wheels are experiencing them.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of wheels

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Of these three films, The Uprising is admittedly the least heist-explicit; Paul Greengrass’s shaky cam mostly follows marching mobs lambasting the king and furious revolts against soldiers and tax collectors.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
Not since voters passed Proposition 13, an iconic property tax limit, in 1978 and touched off tax revolts in other states has a California measure potentially affected America’s taxation policies so broadly.

— Dan Walters, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of revolts

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Before, the two forces had been allies, working together to crush rebellions in Darfur, but also pro-democracy movements that sprung up after the ouster of Sudanese dictator Omar Al-Bashir in 2019.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Throughout this season, Camille and her conversations with The Algorithm make mention of other rebellions.

— Hunter Ingram, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of rebellions

Noun

That mobility occasionally allowed for communication and coordination during mutinies.

— Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
This includes leader assassination attempts by political opponents or lone wolves or mutinies by disgruntled soldiers who might even march on the presidential palace to demand higher pay, promotions or other policy concessions.

— John Joseph Chin, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025

Definition of mutinies

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