REVOLUTIONARIES Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

revolutionaries

noun

plural of revolutionary

as in radicals

a person who favors rapid and sweeping changes especially in laws and methods of government after the collapse of the Russian monarchy, the moderate socialists briefly governed until being overthrown by the Bolshevik revolutionaries

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a person who rises up against authority at first the government was not worried about this small band of unarmed revolutionaries

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Recent Examples of revolutionaries But unlike other Floridians of Cuban descent — including Secretary of State Marco Rubio — Valdes ended up defending Cuba’s socialist revolutionaries and officials who have killed, jailed, tortured, and censored numerous political enemies. — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026 In the Tenth Arrondissement of Paris, near the Canal Saint-Martin, a mural appeared, seemingly overnight, depicting the lycéens as heroic revolutionaries in a style that seemed equal parts Delacroix and Dragon Ball. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026 In the decade of violent conflicts that followed, attacks on border towns and seizures of American property by revolutionaries and bandits prompted the United States to send two military expeditions into Mexico. — Robert B. Zoellick, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026 These canny revolutionaries recognized that see-and-be-seen lobbies and buzzy bar-restaurants were just as important as the beds upstairs—though a few lavish suites still gave big spenders room to splurge. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026 State media claimed that revolutionaries had been trained by Israel and tied them, simultaneously, to the United States, Iran, Hamas, al-Qaeda, the Muslim Brotherhood, and international NGOs. — Abdelrahman Elgendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026 Exiled revolutionaries needed somewhere to go, as did poorer residents who were hoping the revolution would improve conditions. — Blaise Mesa, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2026 The new Congress, established on the revolutionaries’ battle cry of no taxation without representation, also needed to pay the bills. — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 The new Congress, established on the revolutionaries' battle cry of no taxation without representation, also needed to pay the bills. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

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Adding caffeine, which mops up radicals, largely stopped the clumping, pointing to the radicals as the cause.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026
Fluorine is then released into the water as fluoride ions, while hydroxyl radicals and hydroxide ions help sever carbon-carbon bonds in the remaining molecular chains.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

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The rebels recently seized more territory along Yemen’s Red Sea coast and near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a crucial shipping alternative to the Strait of Hormuz.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
The rebels urged their forces to continue fighting and called on Tigrayans to support them.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of rebels

Noun

Muslim students should not be expected to answer for extremists who claim to speak in the name of Islam.

— Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
The groups similarly present themselves as armed community defenders against the government or right-wing extremists, but continue to find members who get in trouble with law enforcement.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of extremists

Noun

Gavroche and the insurgents of 1832—the wretched who became rioters—were ready to die defending a particular vision of the republic against the July Monarchy and the usurper Louis-Philippe.

— Ollivier Pourriol, Vanity Fair, 19 Oct. 2026
Ethiopia also accuses Eritrea of supporting insurgents and occupying Ethiopian territory, allegations the AP could not independently verify.

— KHALED KAZZIHA, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of insurgents

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The effects of these publications were hardly only theoretical, as Italian anarchists exerted a powerful influence on labor strikes.

— Ed Simon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Oct. 2026
There are groups of radical environmentalists and anarchists who embrace him, and Luigi Mangione gave the Unabomber Manifesto a four-star review on Goodreads.

— Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of anarchists

Noun

Other Greeks tend to say that Cretans and the Corfiots are the crazies of the nation.

— Shannon McMahon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026
The job appears even less desirable since the WNBA attracts the crazies and the chaos more than any other professional sports league.

— Candace Buckner, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

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