revolutionary

rev·o·lu·tion·ar·y  (rv-lsh-nr)

adj.

1.

a. often Revolutionary Relating to or being a revolution: revolutionary war; a museum of the Revolutionary era.

b. Bringing about or supporting a political or social revolution: revolutionary pamphlets.

2. Marked by or resulting in radical change: a revolutionary discovery.

n. pl. rev·o·lu·tion·ar·ies

1. A militant in the struggle for revolution.

2. A supporter of revolutionary principles.

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revo·lution·ari·ly adv.

revo·lution·ari·ness n.

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revolutionary

Adjective

1. of or like a revolution

2. advocating or engaged in revolution

3. radically new or different: they have designed revolutionary new materials to build power stations

Noun

pl -aries

a person who advocates or engages in revolution

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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	revolutionary - a radical supporter of political or social revolution revolutionist, subversive, subverter counter-revolutionist, counterrevolutionary, counterrevolutionist - a revolutionary whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by an earlier revolution dynamiter, dynamitist - a person who uses dynamite in a revolutionary cause Girondin, Girondist - a member of the moderate republican party that was in power during the French Revolution; the Girondists were overthrown by their more radical rivals the Jacobins freedom fighter, insurgent, insurrectionist, rebel - a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) radical - a person who has radical ideas or opinions
Adj.	1.	revolutionary - markedly new or introducing radical change; "a revolutionary discovery"; "radical political views" radical new - not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World"
	2.	revolutionary - of or relating to or characteristic or causing an axial or orbital turn rotatory
	3.	revolutionary - relating to or having the nature of a revolution; "revolutionary wars"; "the Revolutionary era"
	4.	revolutionary - advocating or engaged in revolution; "revolutionary pamphlets"; "a revolutionary junta" counterrevolutionary - marked by opposition or antipathy to revolution; "ostracized for his counterrevolutionary tendencies"

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revolutionary

adjective 1. rebel, radical, extremist, subversive, insurgent, seditious, mutinous, insurrectionary << OPPOSITE reactionary

adjective 2. innovative, new, different, novel, radical, fundamental, progressive, experimental, drastic, avant-garde, ground-breaking, thoroughgoing << OPPOSITE conventional

noun 3. rebel, insurgent, mutineer, insurrectionary, revolutionist, insurrectionist << OPPOSITE reactionary

Translations

revolutionary [rɛvəˈluːʃənrɪ] adj, n → revolucionario/a m/f

revolutionary [rɛvəˈluːʃənrɪ] revolution adj, n → révolutionnaire (m/f)

revolutionary [rɛvəˈluːʃənrɪ] revolution adj → revolutionär;

(leader, army) → Revolutions-

n → Revolutionär(in) m(f)

revolutionary [rɛvəˈluːʃənrɪ] adj, n → rivoluzionario/a