radical

The word “radical” has 3 syllables: ra-di-cal

It's pronounced as /ˈrædɪkəl/

What is synonym and antonym for radical?

In the thesaurus, “radical” has 233 synonyms and 59 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for radical along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for radical

A-OK
A1
OK
acceptable
adequate
advanced
agitator
all right
anarch
anarchist
anarchistic
avant-garde
awesome
bang-up
banner
basal
beautiful
better
blue-chip
blue-ribbon
boffo
bonnie
bonny
boss
bottom
brag
brave
broad-minded
bully
bumper
capital
cardinal
choice
classic
classical
complete
constitutional
contemporary
cool
corking
crackerjack
cracking
crazy
dandy
decent
deep-seated
divine
dope
down
dynamite
entire
essential
excellent
exceptional
excessive
extreme
extremist
fab
fabulous
famous
fanatic
fanatical
fancy
fantabulous
fantastic
far-out
fine
firebrand
first-class
first-rate
first-string
five-star
forbearing
foundational
four-star
freethinker
freethinking
frontline
gangbuster
gangbusters
gilt-edge
gilt-edged
gone
good
grand
great
groovy
heavenly
high-class
high-grade
high-test
hot
hype
iconoclast
iconoclastic
immense
immoderate
impartial
indulgent
inherent
innate
insubordinate
insurgent
insurrectionary
insurrectionist
intransigent
intrinsic
jim-dandy
keen
large-minded
lawless
left-winger
leftist
lefty
lenient
liberal
lovely
marvellous
marvelous
mean
meat-and-potatoes
militant
modern
mutineer
mutinous
native
natural
neat
nifty
nihilist
nihilistic
noble
nonconformist
nonconventional
nonorthodox
nontraditional
number one
numero uno
objective
objector
okay
open-minded
organic
original
out of this world
out-of-sight
pacifist
par excellence
passable
peachy
peachy keen
permissive
phat
premium
primal
primary
prime
primitive
primo
prize
prizewinning
profound
progressive
quality
rabid
reactionary
rebel
rebellious
recalcitrant
recusant
red
reformer
reformist
refractory
renegade
restive
revolter
revolutionary
revolutionist
righteous
rioter
riotous
satisfactory
secessionist
seditious
select
sensational
separationist
separatist
severe
slick
special
splendid
standard
stellar
sterling
subversive
superb
superfine
superior
superlative
supernal
sweeping
swell
terrific
thorough
thoroughgoing
tip-top
tolerable
tolerant
too much
top
top-notch
top-of-the-line
top-shelf
topflight
topping
traditional
ultra
ultraist
unbiased
uncompromising
unconventional
underlying
unorthodox
unsurpassed
violent
vital
way-out
wild
wizard
wonderful
young Turk

Antonyms for radical

Tory
atrocious
awful
bad
bigoted
blinkered
conservative
conventional
doctrinal
dogmatic
dogmatical
execrable
extrinsic
fuddy-duddy
hard
hidebound
inessential
inferior
intolerant
liberal
lousy
low-grade
mediocre
middle-of-the-road
middle-of-the-roader
middling
minor
moderate
narrow-minded
nonessential
nonprogressive
nonrevolutionary
old-fashioned
orthodox
pathetic
poor
progressive
reactionary
rightist
rigid
rotten
second-class
second-rate
secondary
standpatter
stodgy
strict
substandard
superficial
temperate
terrible
traditional
traditionalist
unimportant
unreconstructed
unrevolutionary
unsatisfactory
vile
wretched

Meanings of radical

noun
1. (historical: 19th-century Britain) A member of the most progressive wing of the Liberal Party; someone favouring social reform (but generally stopping short of socialism).
2. (historical: early 20th-century France) A member of an influential, centrist political party favouring moderate social reform, a republican constitution, and secular politics.
3. A person with radical opinions.
4. A root (of a number or quantity).
5. In logographic writing systems such as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a character (if any) that provides an indication of its meaning, as opposed to phonetic.
6. In Semitic languages, any one of the set of consonants (typically three) that make up a root.
7. A group of atoms, joined by covalent bonds, that take part in reactions as a single unit.
8. A free radical.
9. (commutative algebra, of an ideal) Given an ideal I in a commutative ring R, another ideal, denoted Rad(I) or
10. sqrt{I}, such that an element x ∈ R is in Rad(I) if, for some positive integer n, xn ∈ I; equivalently, the intersection of all prime ideals containing I.
11. (of a ring) Given a ring R, an ideal containing elements of R that share a property considered, in some sense, "not good".
12. (of a module) The intersection of maximal submodules of a given module.
13. The product of the distinct prime factors of a given positive integer.
adjective
1. Favoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.
2. Pertaining to a root (of a plant).
3. Pertaining to the basic or intrinsic nature of something.
4. Thoroughgoing; far-reaching.
5. Of or pertaining to the root of a word.
6. (of a sound) Produced using the root of the tongue.
7. Involving free radicals.
8. Relating to a radix or mathematical root.
9. (1980s & 1990s) Excellent; awesome.

Example Sentences

The scientist proposed a radical theory that challenged conventional wisdom.
Her fashion choices were always radical, pushing the boundaries of style.
The activists advocated for radical changes to address social inequality.
The chef experimented with radical flavor combinations, creating unique dishes.
The artist's new painting showcased a radical departure from their previous work.

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