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radical vs revolutionary

revolutionary vs radical

radical and revolutionary both are nouns.

radical and revolutionary both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
radical Yes Yes No No
revolutionary Yes Yes No No
As adjectives, radical and revolutionary are synonyms defined as:
  • radical and revolutionary: markedly new or introducing radical change
As nouns, revolutionary is a hyponym of radical; that is, revolutionary is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than radical:
  • radical: a person who has radical ideas or opinions
  • revolutionary: a radical supporter of political or social revolution
Other hyponyms of radical include anarchist, nihilist, syndicalist, Bolshevik, bolshie, bolshy, Marxist, red, extremist, leveler, leveller, revolutionist, subversive, subverter, terrorist, Trot, Trotskyist, Trotskyite, Wobbly, young Turk.
radical (noun) revolutionary (noun)
a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram a radical supporter of political or social revolution
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
a person who has radical ideas or opinions
(mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity
(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule that has lost an electron and will stabilize itself by stealing an electron from a nearby molecule
radical (adjective) revolutionary (adjective)
especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem advocating or engaged in revolution
of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root relating to or having the nature of a revolution
arising from or going to the root or source of or relating to or characteristic or causing an axial or orbital turn
(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm markedly new or introducing radical change
markedly new or introducing radical change
Difference between radical and revolutionary

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