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, revolutionary

   Antonyms:
   counterrevolutionary, old

2. revolutionary, radicaladjective

   markedly new or introducing radical change

   "a revolutionary discovery"; "radical political views"

   Synonyms:
   radical, revolutionary, 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, revolutionary

   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. Joshua Gilbert:

   Payments in general is such a complicated system with so many incumbent providers that revolutionary change like this was not going to happen very quickly.

2. Shelby Oakley:

   They conceived it as not just having new systems on board, but alternating the shape of the hull and how it was going to move through the water, that was truly revolutionary.

3. Timothy McVeigh:

   I determined that the best way would be to continue on as the Paul Revere type messenger instead of the John Brown type revolutionary, that you could accomplish maybe two in one.

4. Sam Lionheart:

   In the past, they have identified the component parts, but now instead of identifying all the processors and chips, they're marketing it as the S1, they're being a little more protective of their suppliers and taking credit for more than they're making in house, which isn't a crime, to make the technology seem a bit more innovative or revolutionary than it really is.

5. Bertrand Russell:

   Men fear thought as they fear nothing else on earth more than ruin more even than death. Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit. Thought looks into the pit of hell and is not afraid. Thought is great and swift and free, the light of the world, and the chief glory of man.