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Extremist

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. One who advocates or resorts to measures beyond the norm, especially in politics.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. a person who holds extreme views, especially one who advocates such views; a radical or fanatic

adj. holding extreme views, especially on a political subject

adj. of, or relating to extremism

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. One who goes to extremes; a supporter of extreme doctrines or practice.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm

n. a person who holds extreme views

Word Usage

"Barry Goldwater even embraced the title extremist ( "extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice"), George McGovern's anti-war crusade offered an unapologetically leftist platform, and Walter Mondale proudly promised in his convention speech that he would raise the nation's taxes."

Equivalent

immoderate

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

radical

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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