Synonyms for radical
ˈræd ɪ kəlrad·i·cal

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1. radical

   The widely divergent senses in which the word radical is used, by which it can be at some time interchanged with any word in the above list, are all formed upon the one primary sense of having to do with or proceeding from the root (Latin radix); a radical difference is one that springs from the root, and is thus constitutional, essential, fundamental, organic, original; a radical change is one that does not stop at the surface, but reaches down to the very root, and is entire, thorough, total; since the majority find superficial treatment of any matter the easiest and most comfortable, radical measures, which strike at the root of evil or need, are apt to be looked upon as extreme.

   Synonyms:
   complete, constitutional, entire, essential, extreme, fundamental, ingrained, innate, native, natural, organic, original, perfect, positive, primitive, thorough, thoroughgoing, total

   Antonyms:
   conservative, inadequate, incomplete, moderate, palliative, partial, slight, superficial, tentative, trial

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1. radical

   Synonyms:
   original, fundamental, thoroughgoing, unsparing, extreme, entire, innate, natural, essential, immanent, ingrained, underived, deep-seated

   Antonyms:
   derived, ascititious, adventitious, superficial, extraneous, partial, moderate, conservative, acquired

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1. group, radical, chemical groupnoun

   (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule

   Synonyms:
   root, theme, root word, free radical, grouping, mathematical group, base, chemical group, group, stem

   Antonyms:
   moderate, cauline, old, incidental, incident

2. free radical, radicalnoun

   an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule that has lost an electron and will stabilize itself by stealing an electron from a nearby molecule

   "in the body free radicals are high-energy particles that ricochet wildly and damage cells"

   Synonyms:
   root, theme, root word, free radical, base, chemical group, group, stem

   Antonyms:
   old, incidental, cauline, moderate, incident

3. radicalnoun

   a person who has radical ideas or opinions

   Synonyms:
   root, theme, root word, free radical, base, chemical group, group, stem

   Antonyms:
   incident, old, moderate, incidental, cauline

4. radicalnoun

   (mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity

   Synonyms:
   root, theme, root word, free radical, base, chemical group, group, stem

   Antonyms:
   incidental, incident, old, moderate, cauline

5. radicalnoun

   a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram

   Synonyms:
   root, theme, root word, free radical, base, chemical group, group, stem

   Antonyms:
   cauline, moderate, incidental, old, incident

6. root, root word, base, stem, theme, radicaladjective

   (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

   "thematic vowels are part of the stem"

   Synonyms:
   al-Qaeda, idea, groundwork, al-Qaida, ascendent, base, substructure, composition, paper, fundament, motif, prow, theme, ascendant, basis, group, understructure, shank, stalk, nucleotide, report, foundation, etymon, root, subject, floor, bow, fore, topic, free radical, melodic theme, source, ancestor, foot, antecedent, musical theme, infrastructure, alkali, cornerstone, origin, pedestal, home, rootage, tooth root, stem, base of operations, radix, root word, stand, stem turn, solution, beginning, chemical group, al-Qa'ida, bag

   Antonyms:
   old, moderate, cauline, incidental, incident

7. extremist, radical, ultraadjective

   (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm

   "extremist political views"; "radical opinions on education"; "an ultra conservative"

   Synonyms:
   revolutionary, ultra, basal, extremist

   Antonyms:
   old, incident, incidental, cauline, moderate

8. revolutionary, radicaladjective

   markedly new or introducing radical change

   "a revolutionary discovery"; "radical political views"

   Synonyms:
   revolutionary, ultra, rotatory, basal, extremist

   Antonyms:
   cauline, moderate, old, incidental, incident

9. radicaladjective

   arising from or going to the root or source

   "a radical flaw in the plan"

   Synonyms:
   revolutionary, ultra, basal, extremist

   Antonyms:
   incidental, cauline, old, moderate, incident

10. radicaladjective

    of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root

    "a radical verb form"

    Synonyms:
    revolutionary, ultra, basal, extremist

    Antonyms:
    old, cauline, incident, moderate, incidental

11. radical, basaladjective

    especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem

    "basal placentation"; "radical leaves"

    Synonyms:
    revolutionary, base, ultra, basal, extremist, primary

    Antonyms:
    moderate, incident, cauline, incidental, old

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1. radicaladjective

   Synonyms:
   original, fundamental, organic, constitutional

2. radicaladjective

   Synonyms:
   primitive, underived, uncompounded, simple

3. radicaladjective

   Synonyms:
   thorough, entire, complete, perfect

4. radicalnoun

   Synonyms:
   come-outer, radical reformer

5. radicalnoun

   Synonyms:
   primitive letter

6. radicalnoun

   Synonyms:
   root, radix, etymon, primitive word

7. radicalnoun

   Synonyms:
   (Chem.) base

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1. radicaladjective

   Synonyms:
   original, fundamental, extreme, thorough-going, primitive

   Antonyms:
   conservative, moderate, slight, trifling, derivative

2. radicalnoun

   Synonyms:
   root, etymon, radix

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1. List of paraphrases for "radical":

   radicals, drastic, extremist, sweeping, hardline, free-radical, dramatic, hard-line, root-and-branch, fundamental, extreme, profound, thorough, radicalism, extremists, root, far-reaching, hardliner, militant

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1. Ted Cruz:

   Radical Islamic terrorism was not invented 24 months ago.

2. Robin Simcox:

   Pathways out of extremism are very rarely instantaneous. It can take years for former extremists to fully disengage from this ideology. Expecting someone who was fighting alongside ISIS one day to be a legitimate ally in the fight against Islamist extremism the day after is an unrealistic expectation, the increasingly popular idea that we should not jail terrorists because that would only make them even more radical shows how utterly backwards this entire debate can become. Yes, prison radicalization does exist. However, the answer is to deal with the conditions that create prison radicalization – an inability to isolate charismatic Islamist recruiters, for example – not stop sending those who broke the law to prison.

3. Donald Trump:

   The radical left Democrats have expressed outrage over the termination of this horrible terrorist, instead, they should be outraged by Soleimanis savage crimes and the fact that his countless victims were denied justice for so long.

4. David Frum:

   They're not horrified by the violence anymore, they're increasingly accepting it. And they're accepting too that our institutions, the institutions of the United States, are so defective that they need to be overthrown and rebuilt and renewed in some radical new way with violence, always, in the background as the tool by which this will be done.

5. Carol Gabbard:

   [Obama] is completely missing the point of this radical Islamic ideology that’s fueling these people.