revolutionary

revolutionary
I
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Concerned with a revolution]
Syn. rebellious, revolting, mutinous, insurrectionary, insurgent, destructive, anarchistic, radical, extremist, reformist, subversive, subverting, overturning, upsetting, destroying, cataclysmic, sweeping, convulsive, seceding, riotous, agitating, disturbing, working underground, working beneath the surface, seditious, factious, treasonable, traitorous.
Ant. patriotic*, loyal, moderate.
2. [New and unusual]
Syn. unprecedented, novel, advanced, innovative; see unusual 2 .
n.
Syn. revolutionist, insurgent, insurrectionist; see rebel 1 , resister .
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
1. rebellious mutinous, insubordinate, riotous, resistant, insurrectionary, subversive.
2. new progressive, radical, innovative, *cutting edge, novel, advanced.
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I adjective 1. Participating in open revolt against a government or ruling authority: insurgent, mutinous, rebellious. See RESIST. 2. Holding especially political views that deviate drastically and fundamentally from conventional or traditional beliefs: extreme, extremist, fanatic, fanatical, rabid, radical, ultra. Slang: far-out. See CONCERN, EDGE, POLITICS. II noun 1. A person who rebels: insurgent, insurrectionary, insurrectionist, mutineer, rebel, revolutionist. See RESIST. 2. One who holds extreme views or advocates extreme measures: extremist, fanatic, radical, revolutionist, ultra, zealot. See EDGE, CONCERN, POLITICS.

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