as in radical
being very far from the center of public opinion
their extremist views on religious issues set them apart from the rest of the community
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as in revolutionary
a person who favors rapid and sweeping changes especially in laws and methods of government
extremists wanted to do away with everything, even though they had no thought-out plan for what to do afterwards
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extremist
Adjective
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To engage in this radical degree of trust, Lincoln needed to understand Stanton and their relationship on a fairly deep level.—
Kevin Kruse,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025 -
On Hollywood’s edges Her mother embraced radical politics to cope with her frustration with contemporary expectations of wives and mothers.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Mao Zedong is said to have suggested that anyone who couldn’t tolerate chiles couldn’t be a revolutionary; all over the world, and for centuries, spiciness has been something to conquer, and chiles have symbolized strength, bravery, national pride, and virility.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
18 Aug. 2025
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Others, the rare ones, decide to become prophets and revolutionaries.—
F. Willis Johnson,
Twin Cities,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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First, overdose deaths are one extreme measure of a much bigger issue.—
Lipi Roy,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Porter defended the Park Service response to the fire and blamed its expansion on dynamic and extreme weather conditions.—
Stephanie Murray,
AZCentral.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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With Jenna Ortega starring and supported by a cast including Emma Myers, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán and Isaac Ordonez, the Netflix original series has garnered rabid fan obsession and introduced a new generation to the dark, and funny, Wednesday.—
Madeleine Janz,
People.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Our team is made up of rabid Shadowrun fans, and the French versions of Shadowrun books come with extra content like bonus chapters, adventures and errata.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Extremist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extremist. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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