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Engaged in or promoting political revolution
“It brought an end to twenty years of revolutionary upheaval and a return of the Stuart dynasty to the throne.”
Involving or causing a complete or thorough change
“Following the fiasco, the company would undergo a revolutionary change in its ethos.”
Far beyond the norm in terms of public opinion
“Many are yet to be convinced by his crazy, revolutionary ideas.”
Radically new or different
“Eddie's guitar-playing was considered revolutionary at the time.”
At the highest level of development at a particular time
Relating to or denoting the secret activities of people working to subvert an established order
Relating to activities that depart from or challenge traditional norms
Favoring political and social equality
Not constrained by traditional or orthodox beliefs or behavior
Breakaway or rebel
Tending to stir up conflict
Millennial or futuristic
Characterized by major progress
Of or relating to the biological theory of evolution
Having an interest in the future, and planning for it
Passive-aggressive
Favouring confrontational or violent methods in support of a political or social cause
A person who takes part in a rebellion
“The article contained not a single image of a weapon or violent action by a revolutionary against any agent of the state.”
A person who favors rapid and sweeping changes especially concerning laws and methods of government
“Frei, who likes to call himself a revolutionary in the field of economics, social affairs, and politics, will never be more than a reformist bourgeois.”
One who incites
A person who uses unlawful violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims
A person who supports or believes in the principles of communism
The quality of being seditious
A person who favors the abolition of any particular institution
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