n.
Function: noun
one who favors rapid and sweeping changes FF1C; the radicals advocated overthrow of the government FF1E;
Synonyms: extremist, revolutionary, revolutionist, ultraist; compare REACTIONARY
Related Words: liberal, progressive, reformer; agitator, insurgent, insurrectionist, rebel; anarchist, nihilist, red, subversive; out-and-outer; secessionist, separatist
Contrasted Words: bitter-ender, diehard, fogy, intransigent, mossback, reactionary, rightist, standpatter
Antonyms: conservative