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Radical

🔄 Synonyms of "Radical"

15 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
basenoun	Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
groupnoun	A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another.
basalnoun	Basic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin.
stemnoun	The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors.
basicnoun	Elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional.
themenoun	A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
rootnoun	The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
newnoun	Recently made, or created.
immoderate	Not moderate; excessive.
ultranoun	Extreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical; uncompromising.
extremistnoun	(politics) A person who holds extreme views, especially one who advocates such views; a radical or fanatic.
root wordnoun	A prefix in an English word derived from Greek or Latin.
free radicalnoun	(chemistry, physics) A molecule, ion or atom that has one or more unpaired electrons, and which is generally highly reactive (and therefore often occurs only as a transient species).
radical signnoun	a sign placed in front of an expression to denote that a root is to be extracted
revolutionarynoun	Of or pertaining to something that portends of great change; overthrowing a standing mindset

↔️ Antonyms of "Radical"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
cauline	(botany) Growing immediately on a caulis, the main stem of a plant; of or pertaining to a caulis.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Radical"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
extremistnoun	(politics) A person who holds extreme views, especially one who advocates such views; a radical or fanatic.
revolutionarynoun	Of or pertaining to something that portends of great change; overthrowing a standing mindset
ultra	Extreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical; uncompromising.
groupnoun	A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another.
basal	Basic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin.
basic	Elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional.
themenoun	A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
base	Low in place or position.
stemnoun	The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors.
root wordnoun	A prefix in an English word derived from Greek or Latin.
new	Recently made, or created.
immoderate	Not moderate; excessive.
free radicalnoun	(chemistry, physics) A molecule, ion or atom that has one or more unpaired electrons, and which is generally highly reactive (and therefore often occurs only as a transient species).
rootnoun	The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
radical signnoun	a sign placed in front of an expression to denote that a root is to be extracted
radicalizedverb	That has been through the process of radicalization.
radicalismnoun	Any of various radical social or political movements that aim at fundamental change in the structure of society
extremismnoun	Extreme ideas or actions, primarily in politics or religion.
ultranationalist	Pertaining to or supporting ultranationalism; exceedingly nationalistic.
far-right	(politics) Of or pertaining to the far right.