reactionary

Meanings

Plural: reactionaries

Noun

• an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism
• One who opposes revolution, wanting to reverse it, favoring a return to a past golden age. Often used as a derogatory by revolutionaires.

Adjective Satellite

• extremely conservative

Adj

• Extremely conservative; opposing revolution (such as the French Revolution); favoring a return to a golden age of the past.
• Of, pertaining to, participating in, or inducing a chemical reaction.
• In reaction to; as a result of.

Synonyms

antiprogressive, extreme right-winger, far-right, reactionist, regressive, ultraconservative

Antonyms

nonreactionary, progressive

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