Radical synonyms
Category:
Part of speech:
Not moderate; without restraint; unreasonable, excessive, etc.
Of, being, or serving as a starting point or basis:
Being the source from which a copy, reproduction, or translation is made.
Not derived from something else; primary or basic:
The definition of underlying refers to something lying beneath, or the basic or root cause of something.
Of or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution; as, revolutionary war; revolutionary measures; revolutionary agitators.
Having an extreme, irrational zeal or enthusiasm for a specific cause
Fanatic or unreasonably zealous in beliefs, opinions, or pursuits
Designating or of a revolt or rebellion not well enough organized to be recognized in international law as belligerency
Characterized by attack on established and accepted beliefs, customs, or institutions; of or pertaining to iconoclasm.
Ahead or beyond others in progress, complexity, etc.
Of, relating to, or done in preparation for the future:
Pertaining to, or characterized by, insurrection.
revisionist
Of or pertaining to revisionism
abolitionist
(Historical) In favor of the abolition of slavery. [since the late 18th century]
Of or pertaining to the political left.
(Zoology) Living or having their nests in common.
(Politics) supporting political reform to make society more egalitarian, secular, and/or democratic
Inflexible and unwilling to negotiate or make concessions
Unwilling to compromise or moderate a position; unreasonable; irreconcilable; stubborn.
Resistant to chemical decomposition; decomposing extremely slowly.
Unruly; disaffected:
Opposing any kind of control; defiant
Intending or intended to subvert an established order, especially to undermine or overthrow an established government:
The definition of seditious is a person, group or words that urge people to rebel against the government or other authority.
Engaging in rioting or inciting to riot
Without law; not regulated by the authority of law
Conservative to an extreme degree
white-supremacist
Advocating extreme change
Of or relating to nihilism.
Advocating extreme change
Of, characteristic of, or like communism or communists
Of or like socialism or socialists
Of or relating to the Liberal party, its membership, or its platform, policy, or viewpoint.
Characterized by, revealing, or approaching departure from established beliefs or standards.
freethinking
Advocating extreme change
Innovative, pioneering, especially when extremely or obviously so.
jacobinic
Of or relating to the Jacobins of France; revolutionary.
ultraist
Advocating extreme change
ultraistic
Advocating extreme change
Immoderately adhering to a belief, fashion, or course of action; extreme.
Reddish in color or having parts that are reddish in color:
(Informal) Relating to homosexuals as a group within society.
The definition of extreme is most remote or far from what is necessary or usual.
Acting with force; having a strong or violent effect; severe; harsh; extreme
Exhaustively complete:
Of or relating to a Progressive Party:
comprehensive (related)
The definition of comprehensive is covered widely or understood fully.
Pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation. Hence: Essential, as an element, principle, or law; important; original; elementary.
Of or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings, especially religious ones, that are different from the norm ('orthodox'), but not sufficiently different to be called heretical.
thorough-going
Alternative form of thoroughgoing.
Not adhering to convention or accepted standards
Breaking with convention or tradition; not orthodox.
One of a body of men appointed by the army, in Cromwell's time, to look after their interests; called also adjutators.
A person who promotes anarchy, as by flouting or ignoring rules, duties, or accepted standards of conduct
(Anatomy) Any basal structure or part
The definition of a cardinal is a songbird with a noticeable crest and a stout bill that is often red in color, a distinctive red color, or a dignitary in the Roman Catholic church.
A fundamental ingredient.
etymon
A foreign word from which a particular loan word is derived. For example, Latin duo, “two,” is an etymon of English duodecimal.
A piece of burning wood.
The definition of an iconoclast is someone who destroys religious images or who attacks popular beliefs.
jacobin
An extreme political radical
maximalist
A person who favors direct or revolutionary action to achieve a goal
A British Protestant who does not belong to the Anglican Church; Dissenter
Relating to an organic molecule, such as an alcohol, in which the functional group is attached to a primary carbon. A primary alcohol, for example, has the hydroxyl (OH) group attached to the last carbon in a chain.
One who engages in armed resistance against the established government of one's country
A fugitive from the law; outlaw
(Linguis.) The fundamental element of a word or form, exclusive of all affixes and inflectional phonetic changes
sansculotte
septembrist
A bloodthirsty revolutionist or terrorist.
A member of a Turkish reformist and nationalist political party active in the early 1900s.
conservative (antonym)
The definition of conservative is favoring older, known traditions and resisting any changes.
derivative (antonym)
(Finance) Having a value that depends on an underlying asset of variable value.
moderate (antonym)
Not excessive; acting in moderation
slight (antonym)
Lacking strength, substance, or solidity; frail:
trifling (antonym)
The definition of trifling is of little importance or worth.
minor (antonym)
(Music) Relating to or being a minor scale.
extrinsic (antonym)
The definition of extrinsic refers to a non-essential part, or to something that is not really relevant to the heart of the matter.
nonessential (antonym)
Not essential; of relatively no importance; unnecessary
superficial (antonym)
The definition of superficial is something on the surface or a person concerned only about obvious things.
Of, or relating to a foundation or foundations
(Informal) Very advanced, experimental, or nonconformist; esp., avant-garde
A person who revolts.
The definition of a zealot is someone who is fanatical about a belief.
surface (related)
Relating to or occurring on or near the surface of the earth.
concern (related)
Holding especially political views that deviate drastically and fundamentally from conventional or traditional beliefs
edge (related)
Holding especially political views that deviate drastically and fundamentally from conventional or traditional beliefs
politics (related)
Holding especially political views that deviate drastically and fundamentally from conventional or traditional beliefs
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
(Linguis.) Any morpheme to which prefixes, suffixes, etc. are or can be added; stem or root
The main upward-growing axis of a plant, having nodes and bearing leaves, usually extending in a direction opposite to that of the root and above the ground, and serving to support the plant and to transport and store food materials; specif., the main stalk or trunk of a tree, shrub, or other plant, from which leaves, flowers, and fruit develop
The definition of a theme is a topic, a recurring idea or a short melody.
(Chemistry) A functional entity consisting of certain atoms whose presence provides a certain property to a molecule, such as the methyl group.
chemical group
(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
reformist (antonym)
Advocating reform of an institution or body.
gradualist (antonym)
Advocating extreme change
organic (related)
Of or involving the basic makeup of a thing; inherent; inborn; constitutional
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