ULTRAISTS Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

ultraists

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plural of ultraist

as in radicals

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Dohrn, who is the son of the longtime radicals Bernardine Dohrn and Bill Ayers and who has taught for several years at Northwestern University, certainly has enjoyed a catbird’s seat on the culture wars of academia.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
Hickey is the charismatic traveling salesman who preaches a distorted vision of salvation to the social misfits and leftist radicals in a dive bar in lower Manhattan, modeled on the denizens of a favorite O’Neill hangout.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of radicals

Noun

The caption on the video claims that a group of Muslim extremists kidnapped and beheaded a Christian man for refusing to convert to Islam.

— Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026
Dictators chose repression, extremists chose violence, and regional powers pursued their interests.

— Ayman M. Mohyeldin, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of extremists

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Exiled revolutionaries needed somewhere to go, as did poorer residents who were hoping the revolution would improve conditions.

— Blaise Mesa, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2026
The new Congress, established on the revolutionaries’ battle cry of no taxation without representation, also needed to pay the bills.

— Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of revolutionaries

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His conservatives and their grand coalition partner, the Social Democratic Party (SPD), would have to agree on his successor, no easy feat.

— Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
The student is one of several conservatives who count themselves among Fisher’s friends.

— Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

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