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READ THESE ARTICLESSynonyms of radical in English:
radical
See definition of radical
adjective
1‘radical reform is long overdue’
SYNONYMS
thoroughgoing, thorough, complete, total, entire, absolute, utter, comprehensive, exhaustive, root-and-branch, sweeping, far-reaching, wide-ranging, extensive, profound, drastic, severe, serious, major, desperate, stringent, violent, forceful, rigorous, draconian
ANTONYMS
superficial
2‘the apparently radical differences between logic and natural language’
SYNONYMS
fundamental, basic, essential, quintessential
inherent, innate, structural, deep-seated, intrinsic, organic, constitutive, root
ANTONYMS
minor
3‘a radical political movement’
SYNONYMS
revolutionary, progressive, reforming, reformist, revisionist, progressivist
leftist, left-wing, ultra-left, socialist, anti-capitalist
extreme, extremist, fanatical, militant, diehard
informal red
British informal swivel-eyed
derogatory Bolshevik
ANTONYMS
conservative, reactionary, moderate
noun
1‘he was by no means a radical’
SYNONYMS
revolutionary, progressive, reformer, revisionist
leftist, left-winger, socialist
militant, zealot, extremist, fanatic, diehard
informal ultra, red
derogatory Bolshevik, Bolshevist
ANTONYMS
conservative, reactionary, moderate
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