Another word for radical
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Adjective
Arising from or going to the root or source
- Lying under or beneath something:
- Basic; fundamental:
- Present but not readily noticeable:
- First or highest in rank or importance; principal.
- Occurring first in time or sequence; earliest:
- Of or relating to primary schools.
- Preceding all others in time; first:
- Not derived from something else; fresh and unusual:
- Showing a marked departure from previous practice; new:
- Of or relating to the foundation or base; elementary:
- Forming or serving as an essential component of a system or structure; central:
- Of great significance or entailing major change:
- of, or relating to a foundation or foundations
- fundamental or underlying
- Of, relating to, or forming a base; fundamental:
- Of, being, or serving as a starting point or basis:
- Of or relating to a base.
- Of, relating to, located at, or forming a base.
- Located at or near the base of a plant stem, or at the base of any other plant part:
- Of primary importance; basic.
See also:Holding especially political views that deviate drastically and fundamentally from conventional or traditional beliefs
- Extremely unconventional:
- Immoderately adhering to a belief, fashion, or course of action; extreme.
- An extremist.
- Relating to or being a revolution:
- Bringing about or supporting a political or social revolution:
- Marked by or resulting in radical change:
- Of or affected by rabies.
- Raging; uncontrollable:
- Extremely zealous or enthusiastic; fanatical:
- Possessed with or motivated by excessive, irrational zeal.
- A person marked or motivated by an extreme, unreasoning enthusiasm, as for a cause.
- Fanatical.
- A person who advocates or resorts to measures beyond the norm, especially in politics.
- Most remote in any direction; outermost or farthest:
- Being in or attaining the greatest or highest degree; very intense:
- Being far beyond the norm:
Noun
One who holds extreme views or advocates extreme measures
- One who is zealous, especially excessively so.
- A fanatically committed person.
- A member of a Jewish movement of the first century ad that fought against Roman rule in Palestine as incompatible with strict monotheism.
- Immoderately adhering to a belief, fashion, or course of action; extreme.
- An extremist.
- One who favors or is engaged in a revolution.
- Relating to or being a revolution:
- Bringing about or supporting a political or social revolution:
- Marked by or resulting in radical change:
- A person marked or motivated by an extreme, unreasoning enthusiasm, as for a cause.
- Fanatical.
- A person who advocates or resorts to measures beyond the norm, especially in politics.
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Another word for radical
Modifier
Fundamental
- Lying under or beneath something:
- Basic; fundamental:
- Present but not readily noticeable:
- Of or relating to an early or original stage or state; primeval:
- Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution:
- Having developed early in the evolutionary history of a group:
- Preceding all others in time; first:
- Not derived from something else; fresh and unusual:
- Showing a marked departure from previous practice; new:
- Of, relating to, or forming a base; fundamental:
- Of, being, or serving as a starting point or basis:
- Of or relating to a base.
Advocating extreme change
Antonyms:Thoroughgoing
- Having all necessary or normal parts, components, or steps; entire:
- Having all principal parts, namely, the sepals, petals, stamens, and pistil or pistils. Used of a flower.
- Having come to an end; concluded:
- Exhaustively complete:
- Painstakingly accurate or careful:
- Absolute; utter:
- Extreme in effect; severe or radical:
- Acting rapidly or violently:
- Most remote in any direction; outermost or farthest:
- Being in or attaining the greatest or highest degree; very intense:
- Being far beyond the norm:
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