Revolution

//ˌɹɛv.əˈluː.ʃən//

Synonyms for "revolution" (240 found)

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Closest matches (48)

Strong matches (72)

Noun(1 words)
gyration

Related words (120)

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Noun(2 words)
revrotation

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More general

10 entries

Antonyms

1 entries

Synonyms

1 entries

Related terms

1 entries

capable of

2 entries

coordinate

3 entries

created by

1 entries

derived

51 entries

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derived from

1 entries

has property

1 entries

is a

4 entries

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related to

32 entries

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Translations

303 translations across 119 languages.

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Abkhaz

2 entries
  • ареволиуциа noun (political upheaval)
  • ареволиуциа noun (removal and replacement of a government)

Afrikaans

1 entries
  • rewolusie noun (political upheaval)

Albanian

1 entries
  • revolucion noun (political upheaval)

Amharic

1 entries
  • አብዮት noun (political upheaval)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ἀποστασία noun (political upheaval)

Arabic

4 entries
  • اِنْقِلَاب noun (political upheaval)
  • اِنْقِلَاب noun (removal and replacement of a government)
  • ثَوْرَة noun (political upheaval)
  • ثَوْرَة noun (removal and replacement of a government)

Aragonese

1 entries
  • reboluzión noun (political upheaval)

Armenian

4 entries
  • հեղափոխություն noun (political upheaval)
  • հեղափոխություն noun (removal and replacement of a government)
  • պտույտ noun (turning of an object around an axis)
  • պտույտ noun (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body)

Assamese

1 entries
  • বিপ্লৱ noun (political upheaval)

Asturian

4 entries
  • revolución noun (political upheaval)
  • revolución noun (turning of an object around an axis)
  • revolución noun (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body)
  • revolución noun (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • inqilab noun (political upheaval)

Basque

1 entries
  • iraultza noun (political upheaval)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • абаро́т noun (turning of an object around an axis)
  • вярчэ́нне noun (turning of an object around an axis)
  • рэвалю́цыя noun (political upheaval)
  • рэвалю́цыя noun (removal and replacement of a government)

Bengali

2 entries
  • ইনকিলাব noun (political upheaval)
  • বিপ্লব noun (political upheaval)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • върте́не noun (turning of an object around an axis)
  • оборо́т noun (turning of an object around an axis)
  • револю́ция noun (political upheaval)
  • револю́ция noun (removal and replacement of a government)

Burmese

2 entries
  • တော်လှန်ရေး noun (political upheaval)
  • အရေးတော်ပုံ noun (political upheaval)

Buryat

1 entries
  • хубисхал noun (political upheaval)

Carpathian Rusyn

1 entries
  • револу́ция noun (political upheaval)

Catalan

4 entries
  • revolució noun (political upheaval)
  • revolució noun (turning of an object around an axis)
  • revolució noun (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body)
  • revolució noun (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline)

Central Kurdish

4 entries
  • خول noun (turning of an object around an axis)
  • خول noun (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body)
  • شۆڕش noun (political upheaval)
  • شۆڕش noun (removal and replacement of a government)

Chechen

1 entries
  • революци noun (political upheaval)

Chinese

2 entries
  • гәмин noun (political upheaval)
  • 革命 noun (political upheaval)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 革命 noun (political upheaval)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 公轉 /公转 noun (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body)
  • 改革 noun (political upheaval)
  • 旋轉 /旋转 noun (turning of an object around an axis)
  • 革命 noun (political upheaval)

Chuvash

1 entries
  • революци noun (political upheaval)

Czech

1 entries
  • revoluce noun (political upheaval)

Danish

1 entries
  • revolution noun (political upheaval)

Dutch

3 entries
  • omwenteling noun (turning of an object around an axis)
  • revolutie noun (political upheaval)
  • revolutie noun (removal and replacement of a government)

Eastern Min Chinese

1 entries
  • 革命 noun (political upheaval)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • revolucio noun (political upheaval)

Estonian

2 entries
  • revolutsioon noun (political upheaval)
  • revolutsioon noun (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline)

Faroese

1 entries
  • kollvelting noun (political upheaval)

Finnish

4 entries
  • kierros noun (turning of an object around an axis)
  • kierros noun (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body)
  • pyörähdys noun (turning of an object around an axis)
  • vallankumous noun (political upheaval)

French

4 entries
  • coup d'état noun (removal and replacement of a government)
  • révolution noun (political upheaval)
  • révolution noun (removal and replacement of a government)
  • révolution noun (turning of an object around an axis)

Galician

3 entries
  • revolución noun (political upheaval)
  • revolución noun (turning of an object around an axis)
  • revolución noun (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline)

Georgian

1 entries
  • რევოლუცია noun (political upheaval)

German

4 entries
  • Revolution noun (political upheaval)
  • Revolution noun (removal and replacement of a government)
  • Revolution noun (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline)
  • Umdrehung noun (turning of an object around an axis)

Greek

3 entries
  • επανάσταση noun (political upheaval)
  • επανάσταση noun (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline)
  • περιστροφή noun (turning of an object around an axis)

Gujarati

2 entries
  • ક્રાંતિ noun (political upheaval)
  • વિપ્લવ noun (political upheaval)

Hakka Chinese

1 entries
  • 革命 noun (political upheaval)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • מַהֲפֵּכָה noun (political upheaval)

Hindi

4 entries
  • इंक़िलाब noun (political upheaval)
  • इनकलाब noun (political upheaval)
  • क्रांति noun (political upheaval)
  • क्रान्ति noun (political upheaval)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • fordulat noun (turning of an object around an axis)
  • fordulat noun (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline)
  • forgás noun (turning of an object around an axis)
  • forradalom noun (political upheaval)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • bylting noun (political upheaval)

Ido

2 entries
  • revoluciono noun (political upheaval)
  • revoluciono noun (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline)

Indonesian

4 entries
  • revolusi noun (political upheaval)
  • revolusi noun (removal and replacement of a government)
  • revolusi noun (turning of an object around an axis)
  • revolusi noun (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline)

Iranian Persian

3 entries
  • اِنْقِلاب noun (political upheaval)
  • رِوُلوسْیون noun (political upheaval)
  • شورِش noun (political upheaval)

Irish

2 entries
  • réabhlóid noun (political upheaval)
  • réabhlóid noun (removal and replacement of a government)

Italian

2 entries
  • rivoluzione noun (political upheaval)
  • rivoluzione noun (removal and replacement of a government)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 公転 noun (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body)
  • 回転 noun (turning of an object around an axis)
  • 改革 noun (political upheaval)
  • 革命 noun (political upheaval)

Kalmyk

1 entries
  • хүвсхүл noun (political upheaval)

Kannada

1 entries
  • ಕ್ರಾಂತಿ noun (political upheaval)

Kazakh

3 entries
  • көтеріліс noun (political upheaval)
  • революция noun (political upheaval)
  • төңкеріс noun (political upheaval)

Khmer

3 entries
  • ការបដិវត្តន៍ noun (political upheaval)
  • ការបដិវត្តន៍ noun (removal and replacement of a government)
  • បដិវត្តន៍ noun (political upheaval)

Korean

4 entries
  • 공전 noun (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body)
  • 혁명 noun (political upheaval)
  • 혁명 noun (removal and replacement of a government)
  • 혁명 noun (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline)

Kyrgyz

2 entries
  • революция noun (political upheaval)
  • төңкөрүш noun (political upheaval)

Ladino

2 entries
  • revolusion noun (removal and replacement of a government)
  • ריב׳ולוסייון noun (removal and replacement of a government)

Lao

1 entries
  • ການປະຕິວັດ noun (political upheaval)

Latgalian

1 entries
  • revoļuceja noun (political upheaval)

Latin

4 entries
  • ambitus noun (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body)
  • circuitus noun (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body)
  • revolutio noun (political upheaval)
  • revolutio noun (turning of an object around an axis)

Latvian

1 entries
  • revolūcija noun (political upheaval)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • revoliucija noun (political upheaval)

Luxembourgish

3 entries
  • Revolutioun noun (political upheaval)
  • Revolutioun noun (removal and replacement of a government)
  • Ëmdréiung noun (turning of an object around an axis)

Lü

1 entries
  • ᦵᦅᦲᧉᦖᦲᧃᧈ noun (political upheaval)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • револуција noun (political upheaval)
  • револуција noun (removal and replacement of a government)

Malay

4 entries
  • pusingan noun (turning of an object around an axis)
  • revolusi noun (political upheaval)
  • revolusi noun (removal and replacement of a government)
  • ubah desak noun (political upheaval)

Malayalam

1 entries
  • വിപ്ലവം noun (political upheaval)

Maltese

1 entries
  • rivoluzzjoni noun (political upheaval)

Manx

4 entries
  • cassey noun (turning of an object around an axis)
  • cassey noun (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body)
  • irree magh noun (political upheaval)
  • irree magh noun (removal and replacement of a government)

Marathi

3 entries
  • क्रांती noun (political upheaval)
  • क्रांती noun (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline)
  • परिभ्रमण noun (turning of an object around an axis)

Mirandese

2 entries
  • reboluçon noun (political upheaval)
  • reboluçon noun (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline)

Mongolian

2 entries
  • хувьсгал noun (political upheaval)
  • ᠬᠤᠪᠢᠰᠬᠠᠯ noun (political upheaval)

Māori

2 entries
  • hurihanga noun (turning of an object around an axis)
  • whananga noun (turning of an object around an axis)

Nepali

1 entries
  • क्रान्ति noun (political upheaval)

Northern Kurdish

2 entries
  • serhildan noun (political upheaval)
  • şoreş noun (political upheaval)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • omveltning noun (political upheaval)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • omdreining noun (turning of an object around an axis)
  • revolusjon noun (political upheaval)
  • revolusjon noun (removal and replacement of a government)
  • rotasjon noun (turning of an object around an axis)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • omdreiing noun (turning of an object around an axis)

Odia

2 entries
  • ବିଦ୍ରୋହ noun (political upheaval)
  • ବିପ୍ଳବ noun (political upheaval)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries
  • اداره noun (turning of an object around an axis)
  • دوره noun (turning of an object around an axis)

Pashto

2 entries
  • انقلاب noun (political upheaval)
  • ټنټه noun (political upheaval)

Persian

4 entries
  • اِنْقِلاب noun (removal and replacement of a government)
  • اِنْقِلَاب noun (political upheaval)
  • شُورِش noun (political upheaval)
  • چَرْخِش noun (turning of an object around an axis)

Polish

4 entries
  • obrót noun (turning of an object around an axis)
  • obrót noun (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body)
  • przewrót noun (political upheaval)
  • przewrót noun (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • giro noun (turning of an object around an axis)
  • revolução noun (political upheaval)
  • revolução noun (removal and replacement of a government)
  • revolução noun (turning of an object around an axis)

Punjabi

1 entries
  • ਇਨਕਲਾਬ noun (political upheaval)

Romanian

2 entries
  • revoluție noun (political upheaval)
  • revoluție noun (removal and replacement of a government)

Russian

4 entries
  • враще́ние noun (turning of an object around an axis)
  • враще́ние noun (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body)
  • оборо́т noun (turning of an object around an axis)
  • оборо́т noun (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body)

S'gaw Karen

1 entries
  • တၢ်ပၢၢ်ဆၢ noun (political upheaval)

Samogitian

1 entries
  • revuoliocėjė noun (political upheaval)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • क्रान्ति noun (political upheaval)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • rèabhlaid noun (political upheaval)
  • rèabhlaid noun (removal and replacement of a government)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • revolúcija noun (political upheaval)
  • револу́ција noun (political upheaval)

Sinhalese

1 entries
  • විප්ලවය noun (political upheaval)

Slovak

1 entries
  • revolúcia noun (political upheaval)

Slovene

1 entries
  • revolucija noun (political upheaval)

Spanish

4 entries
  • giro noun (traversal of one body through an orbit around another body)
  • revolución noun (political upheaval)
  • revolución noun (removal and replacement of a government)
  • revolución noun (turning of an object around an axis)

Swahili

4 entries
  • geuza noun (turning of an object around an axis)
  • mageuzi noun (political upheaval)
  • mapinduzi noun (political upheaval)
  • mapinduzi noun (removal and replacement of a government)

Swedish

4 entries
  • revolution noun (political upheaval)
  • revolution noun (removal and replacement of a government)
  • revolution noun (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline)
  • rotation noun (turning of an object around an axis)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • himagsikan noun (political upheaval)

Tajik

2 entries
  • инқилоб noun (political upheaval)
  • шуриш noun (political upheaval)

Tamil

1 entries
  • புரட்சி noun (political upheaval)

Tatar

1 entries
  • инкыйлаб noun (political upheaval)

Telugu

1 entries
  • విప్లవం noun (political upheaval)

Thai

3 entries
  • การปฏิวัติ noun (political upheaval)
  • ปฏิวัติ noun (removal and replacement of a government)
  • ปฏิวัติ noun (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline)

Tibetan

1 entries
  • གསར་བརྗེ noun (removal and replacement of a government)

Tigrinya

1 entries
  • ሰውራ noun (political upheaval)

Turkish

4 entries
  • darbe noun (removal and replacement of a government)
  • devrim noun (political upheaval)
  • devrim noun (sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline)
  • döngü noun (turning of an object around an axis)

Turkmen

3 entries
  • rewolýusiýa noun (political upheaval)
  • ynkylap noun (political upheaval)
  • öwrülişik noun (political upheaval)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • верті́ння noun (turning of an object around an axis)
  • о́берт noun (turning of an object around an axis)
  • оберта́ння noun (turning of an object around an axis)
  • оборо́т noun (turning of an object around an axis)

Urdu

2 entries
  • اِنْقَلاب noun (political upheaval)
  • اِنْقِلاب noun (political upheaval)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • ئېنقىلاب noun (political upheaval)

Uzbek

2 entries
  • inqilob noun (political upheaval)
  • revolyutsiya noun (political upheaval)

Vietnamese

3 entries
  • cuộc cách mạng noun (political upheaval)
  • cách mạng noun (political upheaval)
  • cách mệnh noun (political upheaval)

Volapük

2 entries
  • levolut noun (political upheaval)
  • levolut noun (removal and replacement of a government)

Walloon

3 entries
  • revintreye noun (political upheaval)
  • revolucion noun (political upheaval)
  • toû noun (turning of an object around an axis)

Welsh

3 entries
  • amdro noun (turning of an object around an axis)
  • amdroeon noun (turning of an object around an axis)
  • chwyldro noun (political upheaval)

Wu Chinese

1 entries
  • 革命 noun (political upheaval)

Yakut

1 entries
  • өрөбөлүүссүйэ noun (political upheaval)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • רעוואָלוציע noun (political upheaval)

Sample sentences

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After the revolution, France became a republic.

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The revolution ushered in a new era.

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The revolution has brought about many changes.

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A revolution has occurred in technology.

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