Synonyms for revolutionary
ˌrɛv əˈlu ʃəˌnɛr irev·o·lu·tion·a·ry

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1. revolutionist, revolutionary, subversive, subverteradjective

   a radical supporter of political or social revolution

   Synonyms:
   subverter, subversive, revolutionist

   Antonyms:
   counterrevolutionary, old

2. revolutionary, radicaladjective

   markedly new or introducing radical change

   "a revolutionary discovery"; "radical political views"

   Synonyms:
   radical, ultra, rotatory, basal, extremist

   Antonyms:
   old, counterrevolutionary

3. rotatory, revolutionaryadjective

   of or relating to or characteristic or causing an axial or orbital turn

   Synonyms:
   radical, rotatory

   Antonyms:
   counterrevolutionary, old

4. revolutionaryadjective

   relating to or having the nature of a revolution

   "revolutionary wars"; "the Revolutionary era"

   Synonyms:
   radical, rotatory

   Antonyms:
   counterrevolutionary, old

5. revolutionaryadjective

   advocating or engaged in revolution

   "revolutionary pamphlets"; "a revolutionary junta"

   Synonyms:
   radical, rotatory

   Antonyms:
   old, counterrevolutionary

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1. counterculture

   a way of life, a set of attitudes or a group of people whose ideas and values are different than the mainstream accepted beliefs

   it was the decade of woodstock, counterculture and the draft

   Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

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1. List of paraphrases for "revolutionary":

   revolution, revolucionaria, revolucionario, revolucionarias, groundbreaking, revolutions, ground-breaking, urng, breakthrough, al-thawra

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1. Adrienne Rich:

   We might hypothetically possess ourselves of every technological resource on the North American continent, but as long as our language is inadequate, our vision remains formless, our thinking and feeling are still running in the old cycles, our process may be revolutionary but not transformative.

2. Shelby Steele:

   It may sound like I'm putting the syrup on the syrup, but I just want to emphasize you are doing what I know nobody else is doing, i'm guilty, sitting out here in Arizona in this warm weather and you're sitting there, but you are standing for something that is just enormous and that is revolutionary: the idea of self-help as the way for black America to overcome its history of deprivation. That is a revolutionary idea that you are the only one I know who's actually down on the ground doing it, and so all due respect and support for that. Thank you.

3. Albert Camus:

   Every revolutionary ends up either by becoming an oppressor or a heretic.

4. Eric Turquin:

   This is an important work in art history. Cimabue pushed the envelope, he broke with the Greek style of painting with no perspective and he introduced humanity. In 1280, that was totally new, he was a revolutionary.

5. President Barack Obama:

   The truth of the matter is, inside of Iran, the people most opposed to the deal are the Revolutionary Guard, the Quds Force, hardliners who are implacably opposed to any cooperation with the international community.