radicals

The word “radicals” has 3 syllables: ra-di-cals

It's pronounced as /ˈrædɪkəlz/

What is synonym and antonym for radicals?

In the thesaurus, “radicals” has 21 synonyms and 9 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for radicals

agitators
anarchists
anarchs
crazies
extremists
insurgents
insurrectionists
lefties
leftists
progressives
rebels
reds
reformers
reformists
revolutionaries
revolutionists
secessionists
separationists
separatists
subversives
young Turks

Antonyms for radicals

Tories
conservatives
fuddy-duddies
middle-of-the-roaders
moderates
reactionaries
rightists
standpatters
traditionalists

Meanings of radicals

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.

Example Sentences

The political debate intensified as radicals clashed with moderates over policy.
Some argue that certain online forums serve as breeding grounds for extremist radicals.
The chemist studied the reactivity of different chemical radicals in the laboratory.
The history class explored the influence of ideological radicals on social movements.
Critics warned about the potential dangers of embracing religious radicals within the community.

On this page you'll find 30 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to radicals, such as: Tories, agitators, anarchists, anarchs, conservatives, crazies, extremists.

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