unreactionary
ʃəˌnɛr adjective
noun
2.
a reactionary person.
Also, re·ac·tion·ist.
Related forms
an·ti·re·ac·tion·ar·y, noun, plural an·ti·re·ac·tion·ar·ies, adjective
half-re·ac·tion·ar·y, adjective
non·re·ac·tion·ar·y, adjective, noun, plural non·re·ac·tion·ar·ies.
sem·i·re·ac·tion·ar·y, adjective, noun, plural sem·i·re·ac·tion·ar·ies.
Synonyms
1, 2. ultraconservative.
1, 2. ultraconservative.
Antonyms
1, 2. radical.
1, 2. radical.
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reactionary or reactionist (rɪˈækʃənərɪ, -ʃənrɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or characterized by reaction, esp against radical political or social change |
| —n , -aries, -ists | |
| 2. | a person opposed to radical change |
| reactionist or reactionist | |
| —adj | |
| —n | |
| re'actionism or reactionist | |
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Word Origin & History
reactionary
1840, on model of Fr. réactionnaire (19c.), from réaction (see reaction). In Marxist use, opposed to revolutionary and used opprobriously in ref. to opponents of communism (1858).
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Cultural Dictionary
reactionary definition
An extremely conservative person or position that not only resists change but seeks to return to the “good old days” of an earlier social order.
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