All radical synonyms
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R r adjective radical
- nonconforming β to act in accordance or harmony; comply (usually followed by to): to conform to rules.
- overdrawn β Past participle of overdraw.
- nonconformist β a person who refuses to conform, as to established customs, attitudes, or ideas.
- negativistic β a negative or pessimistic attitude.
- wide β having considerable or great extent from side to side; broad: a wide boulevard.
- rabid β irrationally extreme in opinion or practice: a rabid isolationist; a rabid baseball fan.
- hardline β an uncompromising or unyielding stand, especially in politics.
- insurrectionary β of, relating to, or of the nature of insurrection.
- omphalic β Of or pertaining to the umbilicus, or navel.
noun radical
- hecklers β Plural form of heckler.
- agitator β If you describe someone involved in politics as an agitator, you disapprove of them because of the trouble they cause in organizing campaigns and protests.
- freethinker β a person who forms opinions on the basis of reason, independent of authority or tradition, especially a person whose religious opinions differ from established belief.
- dogmatist β a person who asserts his or her opinions in an unduly positive or arrogant manner; a dogmatic person.
- mutineer β a person who mutinies.
- crazies β mentally deranged; demented; insane.
- campaigner β A campaigner is a person who campaigns for social or political change.
- beatnik β Beatniks were young people in the late 1950's who rejected traditional ways of living, dressing, and behaving. People sometimes use the word beatnik to refer to anyone who lives in an unconventional way.
- counterrevolutionary β Counterrevolutionary activities are activities intended to reverse the effects of a previous revolution.
- insurgent β a person who rises in forcible opposition to lawful authority, especially a person who engages in armed resistance to a government or to the execution of its laws; rebel.
- monomaniac β (no longer in technical use) a psychosis characterized by thoughts confined to one idea or group of ideas.
- inflamer β (usually, figuratively) Something that inflames.
- idealist β a person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc. Synonyms: optimist, perfectionist, reformer, visionary, utopianist. Antonyms: pragmatist, skeptic, cynic.
- activist β An activist is a person who works to bring about political or social changes by campaigning in public or working for an organization.
- mover β a person or thing that moves.
- left wing β members of a liberal or radical political party, or those favoring extensive political reform.
- noncooperator β A person who does not cooperate.
adj radical
- hot off the press β newspaper: freshly printed
- middlemost β midmost.
- liberalistic β the quality or state of being liberal, as in behavior or attitude.
- mutinous β disposed to, engaged in, or involving revolt against authority.
- meat-and-potatoes β fundamental; down-to-earth; basic: What are the meat-and-potatoes issues of the election?
- centric β being central or having a centre
- mad-dog β Slang. to glare at threateningly.
- humanistic β a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- across the board β If a policy or a situation applies across the board, it affects everything or everyone in a particular group.
- far out β being at a great distance; remote in time or place: a far country; the far future.
- midmost β being in the very middle; middlemost; middle.
- libertarian β a person who advocates liberty, especially with regard to thought or conduct.
- freethinking β a person who forms opinions on the basis of reason, independent of authority or tradition, especially a person whose religious opinions differ from established belief.
- broad β Something that is broad is wide.
- monomaniacal β (no longer in technical use) a psychosis characterized by thoughts confined to one idea or group of ideas.
- idealistic β of or relating to idealism or idealists.
- fabber β fabulous (def 2).
- corybantic β frenzied; agitated; unrestrained.
- drastic β acting with force or violence; violent.
- life and death β ending with the death or possible death of one of the participants; crucially important: The cobra was engaged in a life-and-death struggle with the mongoose.
- birdseye β Clarence1886-1956; U.S. inventor of methods of quick-freezing foods
- intensive β of, relating to, or characterized by intensity: intensive questioning.
- anarchistic β An anarchistic person believes in anarchism. Anarchistic activity or literature promotes anarchism.
- forward-looking β planning for or anticipating possible future events, conditions, etc.; progressive.