revolutionary

adj.

1. 1. often Revolutionary Relating to or being a revolution: revolutionary war; a museum of the Revolutionary era.
   2. Bringing about or supporting a political or social revolution: revolutionary pamphlets.
2. Marked by or resulting in radical change: a revolutionary discovery.

n., pl., -ies.

1. A militant in the struggle for revolution.
2. A supporter of revolutionary principles.

revolutionarily rev'o·lu'tion·ar'i·ly adv.
revolutionariness rev'o·lu'tion·ar'i·ness n.

adjective

1. Participating in open revolt against a government or ruling authority: insurgent, mutinous, rebellious. See resist/yield.
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/unconcern, edge/center, politics.

noun

1. A person who rebels: insurgent, insurrectionary, insurrectionist, mutineer, rebel, revolutionist. See resist/yield.
2. One who holds extreme views or advocates extreme measures: extremist, fanatic, radical, revolutionist, ultra, zealot. See edge/center, concern/unconcern, politics.

adj

Definition: new
Antonyms: conventional, orthodox

adj

Definition: rebellious
Antonyms: law-abiding, moderate

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(DOD) An individual attempting to effect a social or political change through the use of extreme measures. See also antiterrorism.

Common misspelling(s) of revolutionary

• revolutionar

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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