rev·o·lu·tion·ary
ˌre-və-ˈlü-shə-ˌner-ē 
1
a
: of, relating to, or constituting a revolution
revolutionary war
b
: tending to or promoting revolution
c
: constituting or bringing about a major or fundamental change
a revolutionary new product
2
capitalized
: of or relating to the American Revolution or to the period in which it occurred
plural revolutionaries
1
: one engaged in a revolution
2
: an advocate or adherent of revolutionary doctrines
Examples of revolutionary in a Sentence
Adjective
a candidate with a lot of crazy, revolutionary ideas that no one seems to be going for
revolutionary forces that were soundly defeated before reaching the capital
Noun
after the collapse of the Russian monarchy, the moderate socialists briefly governed until being overthrown by the Bolshevik revolutionaries
at first the government was not worried about this small band of unarmed revolutionaries
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Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
Pioneering sustainability brand Solar Foods, which harnesses solar energy to produce food in revolutionary ways, will engage with special guests, including Hazzaa Al Mansoori, the first Emirati astronaut.
—Claudia Alarcón, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Jameelah Nasheed, Essence, 4 Mar. 2025
Football fans, the ones who will pay tens of thousands of dollars to go to a game or bet hundreds of dollars on the flip of a coin, tend not to be art lovers or revolutionaries.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Black’s fans can expect a show that encapsulates both the reflective and revolutionary aspects of Black’s music — a celebration of breaking personal boundaries and embracing the eclectic, liberating spirit that defines her music.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
Pioneering sustainability brand Solar Foods, which harnesses solar energy to produce food in revolutionary ways, will engage with special guests, including Hazzaa Al Mansoori, the first Emirati astronaut.
—Claudia Alarcón, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
Black bookstores have long been sanctuaries — nurturing Black thought, incubating ideas and cultivating the next generation of readers, writers and revolutionaries.
—Jameelah Nasheed, Essence, 4 Mar. 2025
Football fans, the ones who will pay tens of thousands of dollars to go to a game or bet hundreds of dollars on the flip of a coin, tend not to be art lovers or revolutionaries.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Revolutionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revolutionary. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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