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reactionary::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | extreme right-winger, ultraconservative |
| Type of | conservative, conservativist |
| Has types | blimp, bourbon, colonel blimp |
reactionary::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | far-right, reactionist |
| Derivation | reaction |
Examples of reactionary
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So I think he would put them in the category of reactionary, which he disdained.
From the theatlantic.com
The Mail doesn't like nuance and I came over as very reactionary and homophobic.
From the guardian.co.uk
Or is this entire thing just a silly back-of-an-envelope reactionary pipe dream?
From the theargus.co.uk
Brian, the wealthy owner of Home Farm, is reactionary, grasping and overbearing.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
It is more than a reactionary group expressing voter dissatisfaction and anger.
From the washingtontimes.com
Abstract Expressionism was a reactionary, liberating and romantic art movement.
From the online.wsj.com
Same with comedy, the more spoilt kids doing it, the more reactionary it becomes.
From the independent.co.uk
This whiff of reactionary misogyny in the script almost put me on Marissa's side.
From the guardian.co.uk
A recession was always likely to bring out some reactionary politics, and it has.
From the dailymail.co.uk
- Extremely conservative
- The term reactionary refers to viewpoints that seek to return to a previous state (the status quo ante) in a society. The term is meant to describe one end of a political spectrum whose opposite pole is "radical". ...
- Reactionary is an album by the band Face to Face, released in 2000 (see 2000 in music). This was their last release with second guitarist Chad Yaro, who left the band in 2001 but would rejoin seven years later.
- (The Reactionaries) The Reactionaries were a punk rock band formed in San Pedro, California in 1978. The band's continual members were lead vocalist Martin Tamburovich, guitarist D. Boon, bassist Mike Watt, and drummer George Hurley. ...
- One who is opposed to change; One who is very conservative; Opposed to change; urging a return to a previous state; Very conservative
- (reactionarily) In a reactionary manner
- A political philosophy that advocates for the resisting of change and a return to an earlier social order or policy
- A militant conservative; opposite of "radical," which means ultraliberal.
- (adj): opposing change, politically or socially. His politics were reactionary: he always argued against ideas for reforming education or health care.
