revolutionist | Definition of revolutionist

revolutionist

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of revolutionist

1 a person who favors rapid and sweeping changes especially in laws and methods of government

after a long series of weak leaders, the people were ready for a revolutionist who promised to bring sweeping change to the nation

Synonyms of revolutionist

crazy, extremist, radical, revolutionary

Words Related to revolutionist

leftist, lefty, red

progressive, reformer, reformist

anarch, anarchist, subversive

agitator, insurgent, insurrectionist, rebel

secessionist, separationist, separatist

Near Antonyms of revolutionist

conservative, fuddy-duddy, reactionary, rightist, standpatter, Tory, traditionalist

Antonyms of revolutionist

middle-of-the-roader, moderate

2 a person who rises up against authority

historically, revolutionists have generally been young men willing to risk everything, even their lives, in the pursuit of their cause

Synonyms of revolutionist

insurgent, insurrectionary, insurrectionist, mutineer, rebel, red, revolter, revolutionary

Words Related to revolutionist

challenger, defier, insubordinate, oppositionist, recusant, refuser, resistant, resister

anarch, anarchist

discontent, extremist, malcontent, radical

Near Antonyms of revolutionist

loyalist, patriot, supporter

counterinsurgent, counterrevolutionary, counterrevolutionist