extremist

Speech parts

1. extremist - Noun

2. extremist - Adjective

3. extremist - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

A supporter of extreme doctrines or practice; one who holds extreme opinions.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

ultra radical tory maverick radian jacobin partizan maniac firebrand severe extreme revolutionary progressive excessive rebel
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Antonyms

carper challenger infidel cynic conventional conservative
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Hypernyms

radical

Phrases with the word

muslim extremist extremist islamist extremist group extremist muslim trendy extremist human preference extremist

Examples

If we follow the traditional way of thought, there will always be traditional enemies. Extremist circles from both sides will find causes to give rise to problems. Fatos Nano

I have an extremely addictive personality. I'm an extremist. Leif Garrett

But on the extremist side I didn't get any rejections at all. Everyone agreed to talk to me. Jon Ronson

Richard [Carrier] takes the extremist position that Jesus of Nazareth never even existed, that there was no such person in history. This is a position that is so extreme that to call it marginal would be an understatement; it doesn't even appear on the map of contemporary New Testament scholarship. William Lane Craig

Thousands of mercenaries, who have trained in camps on the territory of Chechnya as well as come in from abroad, are actually preparing to impose extremist ideas on the whole world. Boris Yeltsin

Call me an extremist but killing a few hundred million people seems like the sort of method that might have unintended consequences. James Nicoll

Close letter words and terms

extremisation extremise extremism extremist behavior extremist beliefs extremist fanaticism