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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Before puberty, there is no radical contrast in athletic performances between boys and girls.—
Louisa Thomas,
The New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2025 -
In the 1970s, physicist Alan Guth concocted a radical picture of the extremely early universe.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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James addresses the problem by creating a revolutionary who resembles himself: not just a single-minded ideologue, but a masterful craftsman, a lover of art and a sensitive friend.—
Max Chapnick,
The Conversation,
16 Jan. 2025
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The terms right-wing and left-wing come from the French Revolution, when the nobility, who sought to preserve the status quo, sat on the right side of the National Assembly, and the revolutionaries, who wanted democratic change, sat on the left.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The Bucks were forced to cancel their practice across town at Tulane University as the extreme weather conditions made leaving their hotel impossible.—
Eric Nehm,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Both fires occurred during extreme Santa Ana winds that gusted more than 80 mph, a strength characteristic of hurricanes, which created what officials have called a firestorm.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But anyone who knows Fox News knows there are rabid fans of Fox News out there.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2025
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If that wasn't ridiculous enough, the following internet pile-on was so rabid Bieber reached out to Gomez to ask her fans to stop sending her death threats.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
22 Dec. 2024
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“Extremist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extremist. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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