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- Dictionaryrevolutionary/ˌrɛvəˈl(j)uːʃən(ə)ri/
adjective
- 1. involving or causing a complete or dramatic change: "a revolutionary new drug" Similar Opposite
- 2. engaged in or promoting political revolution: "the revolutionary army" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a person who advocates or engages in political revolution.
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relating to a complete change in a system of government, or bringing or causing great change: a revolutionary leader / program / idea. Computers have brought revolutionary changes to publishing.
The meaning of REVOLUTIONARY is of, relating to, or constituting a revolution. How to use revolutionary in a sentence.
Revolutionary definition: of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a revolution, or a sudden, complete, or marked change. See examples of REVOLUTIONARY used in a sentence.
A revolutionary person fearlessly advocates radical change. Revolutionary people and ideas challenge the status quo and might be violent or willing to upset the natural order to achieve their goals.
A revolutionary is a person who tries to cause a revolution or who takes an active part in one. The revolutionaries laid down their arms and their leaders went into voluntary exile. Revolutionary ideas and developments involve great changes in the way that something is done or made.
relating to a complete change in a system of government, or bringing or causing great change: a revolutionary leader / program / idea. Computers have brought revolutionary changes to publishing.
a change in the way a country is governed, usually to a different political system and often using violence or war: The French Revolution changed France from a monarchy to a republic. The country seems to be heading towards revolution. More examples.
1. Revolutionary activities, organizations, or people have the aim of causing a political revolution. [...] 2. A revolutionary is a person who tries to cause a revolution or who takes an active part in one. [...] 3. Revolutionary ideas and developments involve great changes in the way that something is done or made. [...] More.
involving a great or complete change. a revolutionary idea. a time of rapid and revolutionary change. revolutionary advances in medicine. The effects of technological development are revolutionary. At the time this idea was revolutionary.
revolutionary. noun. /ˌrevəˈluːʃənəri/. /ˌrevəˈluːʃəneri/. (plural revolutionaries) a person who starts or supports a revolution, especially a political one. socialist revolutionaries. Like the French revolutionaries, his main concern was to unify the country.
