reactionary
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- conservative, right-wing
[noun]
Synonyms:
- conservative, die-hard, right-winger

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Contrasted words: extremist, radical, revolutionary, revolutionist, ultraist, liberal, progressive, reformer
Related Words: bitter-ender, conservative, intransigent, rightist, right-winger, standpatter, fogy, mossback

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. re‧ac‧tion‧a‧ry¹ AC /riˈækʃənəri $ -ʃəneri/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: reaction, reactor, reactionary, overreaction; verb: react, overreact; adjective: reactionary, reactive]
very strongly opposed to any social or political change – used to show disapproval:
reactionary attitudes

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. reactionary² AC noun (plural reactionaries) [countable]
[Word Family: noun: reaction, reactor, reactionary, overreaction; verb: react, overreact; adjective: reactionary, reactive]
someone who strongly opposes any social or political change – used to show disapproval

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

reactionary
adj
VERBS be, seem
ADV. extremely, highly, very | politically

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