The Bolshevik counterrevolution reversed the fortunes of what had been a strong and rising proletarian movement.
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Counterrevolution
Synonyms for "counterrevolution" (41 found)
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Closest matches (9)
backfirebloodless revolutionbouleversementbreakdownbreakupcataclysmcatastropheclean slateclean sweep
Strong matches (12)
Related words (20)
defenseoverthrowoverturnpalace revolutionradical changeretortrevoltrevolutionrevolutionary warrevulsionspasmstriking alterationsubversionsweeping changetabula rasatechnological revolutiontotal changetransilienceupsetviolent change
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1 entriesTranslations
34 translations across 29 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- հակահեղափոխություն noun (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution)
Basque
1 entries- kontrairaultza noun (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution)
Belarusian
1 entries- контррэвалю́цыя noun (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution)
Bulgarian
1 entries- контрареволю́ция noun (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution)
Carpathian Rusyn
1 entries- контрареволу́ція noun (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution)
Catalan
1 entries- contrarevolució noun (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 反革命 noun (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution)
Czech
1 entries- kontrarevoluce noun (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution)
Dutch
1 entries- contrarevolutie noun (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution)
Esperanto
1 entries- kontraŭrevolucio noun (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution)
Finnish
1 entries- vastavallankumous noun (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution)
French
1 entries- contre-révolution noun (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution)
German
2 entries- Gegenrevolution noun (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution)
- Konterrevolution noun (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution)
Greek
1 entries- αντεπανάσταση noun (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution)
Hungarian
1 entries- ellenforradalom noun (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution)
Indonesian
1 entries- kontra revolusi noun (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution)
Irish
1 entries- frithréabhlóid noun (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution)
Italian
1 entries- controrivolta noun (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution)
Japanese
1 entries- 反革命 noun (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution)
Kazakh
3 entries- контрреволюция noun (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution)
- контртөңкеріс noun (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution)
- қарсы төңкеріс noun (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution)
Korean
1 entries- 반혁명 noun (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution)
Polish
1 entries- kontrrewolucja noun (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution)
Portuguese
1 entries- contrarrevolução noun (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution)
Romanian
2 entries- contrarevoluție noun (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution)
- contrarevoluțiune noun (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution)
Russian
1 entries- контрреволю́ция noun (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution)
Spanish
1 entries- contrarrevolución noun (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution)
Swedish
2 entries- kontrarevolution noun (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution)
- motrevolution noun (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution)
Ukrainian
1 entries- контрреволю́ція noun (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution)
Vietnamese
1 entries- phản cách mạng noun (revolution to reverse effects of previous revolution)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
The government responded by cracking down on dissent and arresting thousands for counterrevolution, arson and disrupting social order.
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The military leaders behind the original coup were executed in the aftermath of the counterrevolution.
Source: wiktionary
Egypt's spring 2014: is the counter-revolution now complete? [title]
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