Synonyms for revolution
ˌrɛv əˈlu ʃən

Princeton's WordNet(2.75 / 4 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. revolution(noun)

   a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving

   "the industrial revolution was also a cultural revolution"

   Synonyms:
   rotation, gyration

2. revolution(noun)

   the overthrow of a government by those who are governed

   Synonyms:
   rotation, gyration

3. rotation, revolution, gyration(noun)

   a single complete turn (axial or orbital)

   "the plane made three rotations before it crashed"; "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year"

   Synonyms:
   rotation, rotary motion, whirling, gyration

Wiktionary(2.43 / 7 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. revolution(noun)

   Antonyms:
   evolution

English Synonyms and Antonyms(2.71 / 7 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. revolution

   The essential idea of revolution is a change in the form of government or constitution, or a change of rulers, otherwise than as provided by the laws of succession, election, etc.; while such change is apt to involve armed hostilities, these make no necessary part of the revolution. The revolution by which Dom Pedro was dethroned, and Brazil changed from an empire to a republic, was accomplished without a battle, and almost without a shot. Anarchy refers to the condition of a state when human government is superseded or destroyed by factions or other causes. Lawlessness is a temper of mind or condition of the community which may result in anarchy. Confusion, disorder, riot, and tumult are incidental and temporary outbreaks of lawlessness, but may not be anarchy. Insubordination is individual disobedience. Sedition is the plotting, rebellion the fighting, against the existing government, but always with the purpose of establishing some other government in its place. When rebellion is successful it is called revolution; but there may be revolution without rebellion; as, the English Revolution of 1688. A revolt is an uprising against existing authority without the comprehensive views of change in the form or administration of government that are involved in revolution. Anarchy, when more than temporary disorder, is a proposed disintegration of society, in which it is imagined that social order might exist without government. Slaves make insurrection; soldiers or sailors break out in mutiny; subject provinces rise in revolt. Compare SOCIALISM.

   Synonyms:
   anarchy, confusion, disintegration, disorder, insubordination, insurrection, lawlessness, mutiny, rebellion, revolt, riot, sedition, tumult

   Antonyms:
   authority, command, control, domination, dominion, empire, government, law, loyalty, obedience, order, rule, sovereignty, submission, supremacy

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. revolution

   Synonyms:
   rotation, periodicity, return, change, alteration, revulsion, revolt, reconstitution, emeute

   Antonyms:
   fixity, permanence, stability, conservation, allegiance, stabilisation, perpetuation, suppression

Dictionary of English Synonymes(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. revolution(n.)

   Synonyms:
   rotation, gyration, whirling, circular motion

2. revolution(n.)

   Synonyms:
   change (in the political constitution of a country), organic change, successful revolt or rebellion

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1. revolution(n)

   Synonyms:
   rotation, gyration, rebellion, revolt

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1. List of paraphrases for "revolution":

   revolutionary, révolution, revolutions, revolución, al-thawra, revolt, uprising, backlash, upheaval, rebellion, rotation

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1. Red Guards:

   I saw how miserable people could be without any rule of law, any protection of rights. It scarred me deeply, and since then I've always been on alert that our country can not return to that era, since Xi came to power, however, his language, ideas and actions are all harking back to the Cultural Revolution -- for us who have been through that period, we're very sensitive( to that shift).

2. Van Voorst:

   Paul's attitude toward slavery is much more an attitude of reform rather than revolt, he doesn't want a social revolution against the Roman Empire. But what he does say tends to be very strong toward reform of the system, and it is going to eventually end it.

3. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   A reactionary revolution is nothing but a high-speed evolution backwards!

4. Ranveer Singh:

   I want this to be the beginning of something because I really think Hindustani hip-hop is a revolution. It's more than just music. It's a musical and social revolution.

5. Mao Zedong:

   If you want to know the taste of a pear, you must change the pear by eating it yourself. If you want to know the theory and methods of revolution, you must take part in revolution. All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience.

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