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as in radical
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
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as in insurgent
taking part in a rebellion
revolutionary forces that were soundly defeated before reaching the capital
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as in rebel
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
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as in revolutionist
a person who rises up against authority
at first the government was not worried about this small band of unarmed revolutionaries
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Recent Examples of revolutionary
Serenity Gibbons, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The new base model of the iPhone and the high-end Pro and Pro Max versions are best described as evolutionary rather than revolutionary.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Such was the importance placed on the tree for mobilizing resistance that in 1775, it was cut down by British soldiers to demoralize the revolutionaries.
—Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Use words, phrases, and approaches that deviate from traditional power-play leadership to cultivate a revolutionary, individualistic leadership style.
—Serenity Gibbons, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The new base model of the iPhone and the high-end Pro and Pro Max versions are best described as evolutionary rather than revolutionary.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
The plot centers around a former revolutionary who must reunite with old associates to find his missing daughter.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Such was the importance placed on the tree for mobilizing resistance that in 1775, it was cut down by British soldiers to demoralize the revolutionaries.
—Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolutionary
Adjective
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There’s something radical about physical community.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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In this, Castro not only gestures at the social crisis that’s driving so many men toward radical ideas but also helps explain its causes and repercussions.—
Jeremy Gordon,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Mamdani’s victory in the financial capital of the world was seen as a galvanizing moment for the progressive wing of the party and a sign of an insurgent mood among its base.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
10 Aug. 2025
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And their coalition is divided between a centrist establishment and an insurgent progressive wing with diverging priorities in addressing inequality.—
Nathan Meyers,
The Conversation,
11 July 2025
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But in a region being fought over by a patchwork of anti-junta rebel groups, the military and pro-military militia – and given the widespread distrust of the Rohingya – information on where exactly his family are, or what will become of them, has not been forthcoming.—
Esha Mitra,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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By the finale, the galactic chessboard is crowded with players—emperors, rebels, prophets, impostors—but as Hari Seldon (Jared Harris) warned in the very first episode, the center cannot hold.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Ceramic parts are known for their resilience in extreme environments.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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With Kennedy at the helm of HHS, major medical organizations have expressed extreme alarm about restrictions to COVID-19 vaccines that have already taken place and warned of potential further restrictions to routine childhood vaccines.—
Sony Salzman,
ABC News,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The third book in the Luna Sisters series follows the journey to love for the youngest and most rebellious Luna sister, Gabriela.—
Mia Sosa,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Gemma’s niece Cady (McGraw) is now 14, a rebellious teenager living under Gemma’s overprotective rules.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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In a country shackled and scarred by race, religion, gender, and class, much of that rationalized and reified by mainline American churches, the Disciples were genial revolutionists offering inclusion, education, and empowerment for those at the margins.—
Richard D. Mahoney,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Apr. 2025
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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
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Burns said Huntington Beach is not the only city where vigils and community gatherings have been co-opted by extremists.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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Still, a recent study by the libertarian Cato Institute found more politically motivated killings in the United States come from right-leaning extremists.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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Throughout the late nineteenth century and much of the twentieth, Jewish socialists, liberals, anarchists, and Zionists all saw their respective political programs as offering a remedy for anti-Semitism.—
Daniel May,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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There’s a character who is an anarchist, and anarchism becomes a thread through the whole book.—
Michael Schaub,
Oc Register,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Revolutionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolutionary. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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