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Synonyms
adjective
1.
of or going to the root or origin; fundamental: a radical difference.
2.
thoroughgoing or extreme, especially as regards change from accepted or traditional forms: a radical change in the policy of a company.
3.
favoring drastic political, economic, or social reforms: radical ideas; radical and anarchistic ideologues.
4.
forming a basis or foundation.
5.
EXPANDexisting inherently in a thing or person: radical defects of character.
6.
Mathematics.
a.
pertaining to or forming a root.
b.
denoting or pertaining to the radical sign.
c.
irrational (def. 5b).
7.
Grammar. of or pertaining to a root.
8.
COLLAPSEBotany. of or arising from the root or the base of the stem.
noun
9.
a person who holds or follows strong convictions or extreme principles; extremist.
10.
a person who advocates fundamental political, economic, and social reforms by direct and often uncompromising methods.
11.
Mathematics.
a.
a quantity expressed as a root of another quantity.
12.
13.
EXPANDGrammar. root (def. 11).
14.
COLLAPSE(in Chinese writing) one of 214 ideographic elements used in combination with phonetics to form thousands of different characters.
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Radicalness
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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin rādīcālis having roots, equivalent to Latin rādīc- (stem of rādīx) root1 + -ālis -al1
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin rādīcālis having roots, equivalent to Latin rādīc- (stem of rādīx) root1 + -ālis -al1
Related forms
rad·i·cal·ness, noun
half-rad·i·cal, adjective
half-rad·i·cal·ly, adverb
mul·ti·rad·i·cal, adjective
non·rad·i·cal, adjective, noun
EXPANDnon·rad·i·cal·ness, noun
qua·si-rad·i·cal, adjective
qua·si-rad·i·cal·ly, adverb
sem·i·rad·i·cal, adjective
sem·i·rad·i·cal·ly, adverb
sem·i·rad·i·cal·ness, noun
sub·rad·i·cal, adjective
sub·rad·i·cal·ness, noun
su·per·rad·i·cal, adjective
su·per·rad·i·cal·ly, adverb
su·per·rad·i·cal·ness, noun
ul·tra·rad·i·cal, adjective, noun
ul·tra·rad·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·rad·i·cal, adjective
un·rad·i·cal·ly, adverb
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. basic, essential; original, innate, ingrained. 2. complete, unqualified, thorough; drastic, excessive, immoderate, violent. Radical, extreme, fanatical denote that which goes beyond moderation or even to excess in opinion, belief, action, etc. Radical emphasizes the idea of going to the root of a matter, and this often seems immoderate in its thoroughness or completeness: radical ideas; radical changes or reforms. Extreme applies to excessively biased ideas, intemperate conduct, or repressive legislation: to use extreme measures. Fanatical is applied to a person who has extravagant views, especially in matters of religion or morality, which render that person incapable of sound judgments; and excessive zeal which leads him or her to take violent action against those who have differing views: fanatical in persecuting others.
1. basic, essential; original, innate, ingrained. 2. complete, unqualified, thorough; drastic, excessive, immoderate, violent. Radical, extreme, fanatical denote that which goes beyond moderation or even to excess in opinion, belief, action, etc. Radical emphasizes the idea of going to the root of a matter, and this often seems immoderate in its thoroughness or completeness: radical ideas; radical changes or reforms. Extreme applies to excessively biased ideas, intemperate conduct, or repressive legislation: to use extreme measures. Fanatical is applied to a person who has extravagant views, especially in matters of religion or morality, which render that person incapable of sound judgments; and excessive zeal which leads him or her to take violent action against those who have differing views: fanatical in persecuting others.
Antonyms
1, 2. superficial.
1, 2. superficial.
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| radical (ˈrædɪkəl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or characteristic of the basic or inherent constitution of a person or thing; fundamental: a radical fault |
| 2. | concerned with or tending to concentrate on fundamental aspects of a matter; searching or thoroughgoing: radical thought; a radical re-examination |
| 3. | favouring or tending to produce extreme or fundamental changes in political, economic, or social conditions, institutions, habits of mind, etc: a radical party |
| 4. | med (of treatment) aimed at removing the source of a disease: radical surgery |
| 5. | slang chiefly (US) very good; excellent |
| 6. | of, relating to, or arising from the root or the base of the stem of a plant: radical leaves |
| 7. | maths of, relating to, or containing roots of numbers or quantities |
| 8. | linguistics of or relating to the root of a word |
| —n | |
| 9. | a person who favours extreme or fundamental change in existing institutions or in political, social, or economic conditions |
| 10. | maths a root of a number or quantity, such as ³√5, √x |
| 11. | chem Also: radicle |
| a. short for free radical | |
| b. another name for group | |
| 12. | linguistics another word for root |
| 13. | (in logographic writing systems such as that used for Chinese) a part of a character conveying lexical meaning |
| [C14: from Late Latin rādīcālis having roots, from Latin rādix a root] | |
| 'radicalness | |
| —n | |
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