A conservative is not always a reactionary.
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Reactionary
/ɹiˈækʃən(ə)ɹi/
Synonyms for "reactionary" (194 found)
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Adjective(3 words)
Noun(1 words)
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extreme right-winger
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nonprogressiveoffold believerold crockold dodoold fogyold lineold linerold manold poopold timerold womanold-lineold-timeropposingoppositionaloppugnantorthodoxpatriarchperverse
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Adjective(2 words)
reactionistthermidorian reaction
Noun(6 words)
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7 entriesdiehard conservativehardline conservativeold fashionedold guardrestorationistultra traditionalistultraconservative
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7 entriesreactionary forcesreactionary ideologyreactionary movementreactionary policiesreactionary politicsreactionary stancereactionary views
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Reactionary groups were overthrown by the people.
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They represent their reactionary cosmopolitanism as "internationalism", and they try to cover up their fight against peace and democracy with pacifist and pseudo-democratic phrases.
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Permanent peace is possible, says the reactionary Norman Bentwich, only if the principles of Christianity become the basis of public policy and social life.
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