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adjective

Definition of extremistnext
as in radical
being very far from the center of public opinion their extremist views on religious issues set them apart from the rest of the community

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extremist

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noun

as in revolutionary
a person who favors rapid and sweeping changes especially in laws and methods of government extremists wanted to do away with everything, even though they had no thought-out plan for what to do afterwards

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extremist
  1. radical
  2. revolutionary
  3. extreme
  4. rabid
Adjective
  • For Asia, far more than a radical deviation from existing U.S. foreign policy, Trump’s return to power amplifies and accelerates a trend that has been underway since the Vietnam era.
    Bilahari Kausikan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Along with the Wooster Group, Robert Wilson and Mabou Mines, Foreman extended the radical traditions of the Living Theater and the 1960s collectives that followed.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of radical
Noun
  • James addresses the problem by creating a revolutionary who resembles himself: not just a single-minded ideologue, but a masterful craftsman, a lover of art and a sensitive friend.
    Max Chapnick, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The terms right-wing and left-wing come from the French Revolution, when the nobility, who sought to preserve the status quo, sat on the right side of the National Assembly, and the revolutionaries, who wanted democratic change, sat on the left.
    Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of revolutionary
Adjective
  • The appearance of weather conditions suggestive of La Niña, a climate phenomenon linked to drier conditions and drought in southern parts of the U.S., likely played a large part in priming southern California for extreme fire conditions.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
  • One threat was enough to keep guests from storming off the show when things got too heated on stage Comments The Jerry Springer Show took liberties with its backstage treatment of guests that were nearly as extreme as what sometimes happened on air.
    Angela Andaloro, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of extreme
Adjective
  • But anyone who knows Fox News knows there are rabid fans of Fox News out there.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2025
  • If that wasn't ridiculous enough, the following internet pile-on was so rabid Bieber reached out to Gomez to ask her fans to stop sending her death threats.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of rabid
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