ULTRAIST Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

ultraist

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as in extremist

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Noun

Swatting is just one criminal element associated with 764, which federal authorities have characterized as a network of nihilistic violent extremists.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
Take the word of an extremist who wants to destroy the fabric of this country.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of extremist

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Meyers turns out to be a rich kid with a fancy apartment, someone who can afford to play the artistic revolutionary—which doesn’t negate, and may indeed validate, his love for art.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
Huey Newton, co-founder of the Black Panther Party, published a statement supporting the women’s and gay liberation movements as fellow revolutionaries.

— USA Today, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of revolutionary

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Continue reading … WORD PROBLEMS — El-Sayed's threat against GOP rival backfires as conservatives bring receipts.

— , FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
As a result, observers of the Russia-Ukraine War and supporters of Ukraine will be curious to see what unfolds, particularly as conservatives within the United States continue to reassess their views on the war in Ukraine.

— Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of conservative

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During the nineteenth century, an older form of abolitionism was led by Black radicals.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
In the early days of the republic, there were many radicals and reformers who shared my suspicion that patriotism was an evasion, substituting songs and speeches about liberty for the reality.

— Dominic Erdozain, Time, 3 July 2026

Definition of radical

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As the head of China’s Nationalist government, Chiang and his party were trying to establish control in a nation divided among revolutionists, nationalists, Indigenous warlords, and a developing communist army and government.

— Susan Tate Ankeny, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2024
Many revolutionists see heavy tank casualties in Ukraine as the key indicator for the tank’s looming obsolescence in the face of newly lethal precision antitank weapons.

— Stephen Biddle, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2023

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