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revolutionary

/ˌɹɛvəˈluʃənɛɹi/noun, adjective6 syllables

Revolutionary means: a radical supporter of political or social revolution.

Synonyms for revolutionary8

noun, as in a radical supporter of political or social revolution

revolutionist, subversive, subverter

adjective, as in markedly new or introducing radical change

adjective, as in of or relating to or characteristic or causing an axial or orbital turn

rotatory

also used for revolutionary

Jacobinic, Jacobinical

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Opposites of revolutionary

counterrevolutionary

What does revolutionary mean?5

noun

1

a radical supporter of political or social revolution

adjective

1

markedly new or introducing radical change“a revolutionary discovery”

2

of or relating to or characteristic or causing an axial or orbital turn

3

relating to or having the nature of a revolution“revolutionary wars”

4

advocating or engaged in revolution“revolutionary pamphlets”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with revolutionary?1

6 syllables

evolutionary
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Revolutionary in a sentence

  • In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.sacredceltic
  • Despite the fact times changed, he maintains his revolutionary ideas.JLGQ_
  • Given the amount of apathy in the world, today is the most revolutionary day.idle_hatemonger
  • In an atmosphere of absolute apathy, any act is a revolutionary act.idle_hatemonger
  • You should set forth the glorious, revolutionary tradition.SunnyMoon
  • This invention is so revolutionary, it might make it into the textbooks.pip
  • The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution.Scott
  • The government was overthrown in a revolutionary coup.ulyssemc1

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Forms of revolutionary

as a noun

plural
revolutionaries