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revolutionary

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌrɛvəˈluːʃəˌnɛri/ · UK /ˌrɛvəˈluːʃənəri/

Forms: revolutionaries

revolutionary means: Causing a very large change in how people think, live, or do something.

adjective

GREAT CHANGEB2

Causing a very large change in how people think, live, or do something.

  • It was a revolutionary idea.
  • This revolutionary treatment changed many lives.
  • The company introduced a revolutionary way to store energy.

Similar words: groundbreaking, radical, innovative

Common phrases: revolutionary idea, revolutionary technology, revolutionary approach

POLITICAL REVOLUTIONB2

Connected with efforts to remove a government and replace it with a different system.

  • He joined a revolutionary movement.
  • Revolutionary forces took control of the city.
  • The museum displays posters from the revolutionary struggle.

Similar words: Jacobinic, Jacobinical

Common phrases: revolutionary movement, revolutionary forces, revolutionary leader

noun

POLITICAL REBELB2

Someone who works or fights to remove a government and create a different political system.

  • Her father was a revolutionary.
  • The revolutionaries demanded a new government.
  • Several revolutionaries were arrested after the uprising.

Similar words: rebel, revolutionist

Common phrases: a revolutionary, young revolutionary, famous revolutionary

Questions about revolutionary

What does revolutionary mean?

Causing a very large change in how people think, live, or do something.

What is revolutionary in other languages?

Türkçe: devrim niteliğinde · Español: revolucionario · Français: révolutionnaire · Deutsch: revolutionär · Italiano: rivoluzionario · 日本語: 画期的な

How do you pronounce revolutionary?

In American English /ˌrɛvəˈluːʃəˌnɛri/; in British English /ˌrɛvəˈluːʃənəri/.

How do you use revolutionary in a sentence?

It was a revolutionary idea. This revolutionary treatment changed many lives.

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