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   revolutionary

   /ˌrɛvəˈl(j)uːʃən(ə)ri/

   adjective

   • 1. involving or causing a complete or dramatic change: "a revolutionary new drug" Similar thoroughgoingthoroughcompletetotalentireabsoluteuttercomprehensiveexhaustivesweepingfar-reachingwide-rangingextensiveprofounddrasticsevereseriousmajordesperatestringentviolentforcefulrigorousdraconiannewnoveloriginalunusualunfamiliarunconventionalunorthodoxoff-centredifferentfreshimaginativecreativeinnovativeinnovatoryinnovationalinventiveingeniousmodernultra-modernstate-of-the-artadvancedavant-gardefuturisticpioneeringgroundbreakingtrailblazingdisruptiverareuniquesingularunprecedenteduncommonexperimentaluntesteduntriedunknownsurprisingstrangeexoticout of the ordinarynewfangledleft-fieldrare:unhackneyednew-fashionedneotericOpposite conventionalorthodox
   • 2. engaged in or promoting political revolution: "the revolutionary army" Similar rebelliousrebelinsurgentriotingmutinousmutinyingrenegadeinsurrectionaryseditiousfactiousinsubordinatesubversiverabble-rousinginflammatoryagitationalextremistanarchicrare:revoltinginsurrectionistOpposite moderatelaw-abiding
   • ▪ relating to a particular revolution, especially the War of American Independence.

   noun

   • 1. a person who advocates or engages in political revolution.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishREVOLUTIONARY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   relating to a complete change in a system of government, or bringing or causing great change: a revolutionary leader / program / idea. Computers have brought revolutionary changes to publishing.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › revolutionaryRevolutionary Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of REVOLUTIONARY is of, relating to, or constituting a revolution. How to use revolutionary in a sentence.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › revolutionaryREVOLUTIONARY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   adjective. of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a revolution, or a sudden, complete, or marked change: a revolutionary junta. radically new or innovative; outside or beyond established procedure, principles, etc.: a revolutionary discovery. Synonyms: unorthodox, drastic, novel, unprecedented.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishREVOLUTIONARY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A revolutionary is a person who tries to cause a revolution or who takes an active part in one.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › revolutionaryRevolutionary - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A revolutionary person fearlessly advocates radical change. Revolutionary people and ideas challenge the status quo and might be violent or willing to upset the natural order to achieve their goals. Like the word revolve, it's all about turning things around. Revolutionary leaders want to change the world by any means necessary. Before he was ...

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryREVOLUTIONARY definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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   relating to a complete change in a system of government, or bringing or causing great change: a revolutionary leader / program / idea. Computers have brought revolutionary changes to publishing.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishrevolutionary adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   involving a great or complete change. a revolutionary idea. a time of rapid and revolutionary change. revolutionary advances in medicine. The effects of technological development are revolutionary. At the time this idea was revolutionary.