Extremist

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  • noun. A person who advocates or resorts to measures beyond the norm, especially in politics.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who goes to extremes; a supporter of extreme doctrines or practice.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A supporter of extreme doctrines or practice; one who holds extreme opinions.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. a person who holds extreme views, especially one who advocates such views; a radical or fanatic
  • adjective. holding extreme views, especially on a political subject
  • adjective. of, or relating to extremism
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  • adjective. (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
  • noun. a person who holds extreme views
    • Word Usage
    "Barry Goldwater even embraced the title extremist ( "extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice"), George McGovern's anti-war crusade offered an unapologetically leftist platform, and Walter Mondale proudly promised in his convention speech that he would raise the nation's taxes."
    Equivalent
    immoderate  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    radical  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Communist  Marxist  activist  anti-american  antislavery  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Bolshevik  Fabian  Jacobin  Wobbly  agitator  
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