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Synonyms for reactionary
riˈæk ʃəˌnɛr ire·ac·tiona·ry
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Wiktionary
reactionarynoun
Antonyms:
nonreactionaryreactionarynoun
Opposed to change; urging a return to a previous state.
Antonyms:
nonreactionaryreactionaryadjective
Very conservative.
Antonyms:
nonreactionary
Princeton's WordNet
reactionary, ultraconservative, extreme right-wingeradjective
an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism
Synonyms:
ultraconservative, extreme right-wingerreactionary, reactionist, far-rightadjective
extremely conservative
Synonyms:
reactionist, far-right
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #38684 | retrograde | |
| #38772 | reactionary | |
| #54225 | regressive | |
| #245134 | ultraconservative |
How to use reactionary in a sentence?
At the moment this is more like firefighting and reactionary, people need to be educated.
Reactionary: A man walking backwards with his face to the future.
The limitation of riots, moral questions aside, is that they cannot win and their participants know it. Hence, rioting is not revolutionary but reactionary because it invites defeat. It involves an emotional catharsis, but it must be followed by a sense of futility.
Traders are very reactionary to Supreme Court news that could impact the balance sheet of online retailers, right now all online retailers and tech stocks are getting thrown out with the bath water, so to speak, before we truly understand the implications (of the ruling).
The limitation of riots, moral questions aside, is that they cannot win and their participants know it. Hence, rioting is not revolutionary but reactionary because it invites defeat. It involves an emotional catharsis, but it must be followed by a sense of futility.
Translations for reactionary
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- reaccionariCatalan, Valencian
- Reaktionärin, ReaktionärGerman
- αντιδραστικόςGreek
- reaccionarioSpanish
- reaktionääriFinnish
- réactionnaireFrench
- afturhaldsseggur, afturhaldssamurIcelandic
- reazionario, codina, codinoItalian
- reaksjonærNorwegian
- reakcjonistyczny, reakcyjny, reakcjonistaPolish
- reacionárioPortuguese
- реакционер, реакционный, реакционеркаRussian
- 反動Chinese
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