ULTRAISTS Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

ultraists

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plural of ultraist

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But among the radicals of Eugene, such success invited mistrust, born of a faith that any American victory was, ultimately, being purchased in blood.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 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 radicals

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Rushdie has spent almost 40 years under threat of death from Islamic extremists after the Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa against him, claiming Rushdie’s novel The Satanic Verses blasphemed Islam and mocked the Prophet Muhammad.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 July 2026
The planned demonstration of force was timed to bring a fringe group of extremists into public view as the nation marked 250 years of its independence.

— Odette Yousef, NPR, 11 July 2026

Definition of extremists

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The monarchy was overthrown in the February Revolution of 1917, and the tsar and his family became prisoners of the revolutionaries.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026
The original Jacobins were the most radical faction of the French revolutionaries.

— David Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Definition of revolutionaries

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So conservatives, whatever their outrage, should not dismiss The Odyssey, without first seeing it.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 20 July 2026
But for all Democrats' efforts to paint Biggs as Lake's ideological twin, there are major differences between the two that conservatives hope will give Biggs an edge.

— Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 19 July 2026

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