revolutionary
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rev·o·lu·tion·ar·y
(rĕv'ə-lū'shə-nĕr'ē) 
adj.
revolutionariness rev'o·lu'tion·ar'i·ness n.
adj.
- often Revolutionary Relating to or being a revolution: revolutionary war; a museum of the Revolutionary era.
- Bringing about or supporting a political or social revolution: revolutionary pamphlets.
- Marked by or resulting in radical change: a revolutionary discovery.
- A militant in the struggle for revolution.
- A supporter of revolutionary principles.
revolutionariness rev'o·lu'tion·ar'i·ness n.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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revolutionary
adjective
- Participating in open revolt against a government or ruling authority: insurgent, mutinous, rebellious. See resist/yield.
- 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/unconcern, edge/center, politics.
noun
- A person who rebels: insurgent, insurrectionary, insurrectionist, mutineer, rebel, revolutionist. See resist/yield.
- One who holds extreme views or advocates extreme measures: extremist, fanatic, radical, revolutionist, ultra, zealot. See edge/center, concern/unconcern, politics.
Antonyms by Answers.com:
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revolutionary
adj
Definition: new
Antonyms: conventional, orthodox
adj
Definition: rebellious
Antonyms: law-abiding, moderate
US Defense Department Military Dictionary:
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revolutionary
(DOD) An individual attempting to effect a social or political change through the use of extreme measures. See also antiterrorism.
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categories related to 'revolutionary'
- Soldiers and Military Life - revolutionary: person who fights for violent overthrow of existing government
- Vulgar, Rude, Degenerate, or Wild
Bradford's Crossword Solver's Dictionary:
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revolutionary
See crossword solutions for the clue Revolutionary.
Translations:
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Revolutionary
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - revolutionær
n. - revolutionær
Nederlands (Dutch)
revolutionair
Français (French)
adj. - révolutionnaire
n. - révolutionnaire
Deutsch (German)
n. - Revolutionär
adj. - revolutionär, umwälzend
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - επαναστάτης
adj. - επαναστατικός, ανατρεπτικός
Italiano (Italian)
rivoluzionario
Português (Portuguese)
n. - revolucionário (m)
adj. - revolucionário
Русский (Russian)
революционер, революционный, вызывающие крутую ломку
Español (Spanish)
adj. - revolucionario
n. - revolucionario
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - revolutionär
adj. - revolutionär, revolutionerande
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
革命的, 革命性的, 革命者, 改革者
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 革命的, 革命性的
n. - 革命者, 改革者
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 혁명의, 선회의, 회전의
n. - 혁명당원, 혁명론자
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 革命の, 画期的な, 回転の, 大改革の
n. - 革命論者, 革命家
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) ثوري (صفه) الثائر, الثوري
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - מהפכני
n. - מהפכן
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