reactionary | Definition of reactionary

reactionary

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of reactionary

1 a person whose political beliefs are centered on tradition and keeping things the way they are

reactionaries tried to stop the passage of the legislation extending civil rights

Synonyms of reactionary

archconservative, conservative, paleoconservative, right-winger, rightist, Tory, traditionalist

Words Related to reactionary

right, right-wing

neocon, neoconservative

diehard, standpatter

bourbon, Colonel Blimp, fuddy-duddy, square, stuffed shirt

Near Antonyms of reactionary

extremist, radical, red, revolutionary, revolutionist

reformer, reformist

Antonyms of reactionary

leftist, left-winger, lefty, liberal, progressive

2 a person with old-fashioned ideas

a reactionary in the nation's ongoing culture war, she seems to believe that watching any TV at all will rot your brain

Synonyms of reactionary

antediluvian, Colonel Blimp, dodo, fogy (also fogey), fossil, fud, fuddy-duddy, mossback, stick-in-the-mud, stuffed shirt

Words Related to reactionary

conservative, rightist, Tory

mandarin, old hand, old-timer, veteran

Near Antonyms of reactionary

liberal, progressive, radical

Antonyms of reactionary

hipster, modern, trendy