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- pronunciation:
- rae
dih
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
of or relating to roots, origins, or fundamental characteristics; basic.
There are radical differences between these two systems of government.- synonyms:
- basic, elemental, essential, foundational, fundamental
- similar words:
- bottom, constitutional, deep, deep-seated, important, inherent, intrinsic, primal, profound, ultimate, vital
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| definition 2: |
extreme or complete, as a particular action or behavior.
The parents' divorce brought about a radical change in the lives of the children.His ideas were considered radical, and few people took him seriously.
- synonyms:
- absolute, complete, drastic, extreme, profound, thoroughgoing, total
- antonyms:
- moderate, superficial
- similar words:
- comprehensive, deep, extensive, revolutionary, severe, sweeping, thorough, ultra, universal, unmitigated, unqualified, utter
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| definition 3: |
advocating drastic changes in laws, government, or society.
The government tried to suppress all radical groups.Some professors were fired because of their radical political activities.
- synonyms:
- revolutionary
- antonyms:
- conservative, moderate, reactionary
- similar words:
- avant-garde, extremist, insurgent, Jacobin, left-wing, leftist, rebel, rebellious, underground
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| related words: |
basic, elementary, innate, liberal, primary, prime, profound |
adverb + (adj.)radical
more, most, politically
(adj.)radical
+ noun
activism,
activist,
agenda,
alteration,
alternative,
approach,
change,
cleric,
critic,
critique,
departure,
dissection,
egalitarianism,
element,
environmentalism,
environmentalist,
equality,
evil,
experiment,
extremist,
faction,
feminism,
feminist,
fringe,
fundamentalism,
fundamentalist,
group,
idea,
ideology,
imam,
implication,
individualism,
innovation,
intellectual,
interpretation,
left,
leftist,
liberation,
mastectomy,
militia,
monotheism,
mosque,
move,
movement,
nationalism,
nationalist,
neck,
notion,
opposition,
orthodoxy,
overhaul,
philosophy,
pluralism,
politics,
preacher,
proposal,
questioning,
reconstruction,
reduction,
reform,
reformer,
regime,
rejection,
relativism,
restructuring,
rethinking,
revision,
rhetoric,
separation,
shift,
solution,
stance,
surgery,
terrorism,
terrorist,
theology,
theory,
transformation,
wing
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a person who advocates fundamental or extreme social and political changes.
Some of the radicals were arrested and put it jail.- synonyms:
- extremist, ultra
- antonyms:
- conservative, moderate, reactionary
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| definition 2: |
in, math, the root of a quantity.
- synonyms:
- root
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| definition 3: |
in chemistry, a group of two or more atoms, arranged in a specific way, that acts as a single atom in chemical reactions.
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| related words: |
agitator, anarchist, nonconformist |
adjective + (n.)radical
dangerous, free, left-wing, liberal, religious, toxic
verb + (n.)radical
fight, generate, neutralize, produce
(n.)radical
+ verb
attack, cause, damage, form
noun + (n.)radical
antioxidant, conservative, damage, hydroxyl, liberal, oxygen
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| derivation: |
radically (adv.) |
The word radical
contains the following part:
radic, radix
Latin
root
that means root
  Example words:
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