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rad·i·cal
/ˈradək(ə)l/
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adjective
adjective: radical
1.
(especially of change or action) relating to or affecting the fundamental nature of something; far-reaching or thorough.
"a radical overhaul of the existing regulatory framework"
Similar:
thoroughgoing
thorough
complete
total
entire
absolute
utter
comprehensive
exhaustive
root-and-branch
sweeping
far-reaching
wide-ranging
extensive
profound
drastic
severe
serious
major
desperate
stringent
violent
forceful
rigorous
draconian
Opposite:
superficial
forming an inherent or fundamental part of the nature of someone or something.
"the assumption of radical differences between the mental attributes of literate and nonliterate peoples"
Similar:
fundamental
basic
essential
quintessential
inherent
innate
structural
deep-seated
intrinsic
organic
constitutive
root
Opposite:
minor
(of surgery or medical treatment) thorough and intended to be completely curative.
2.
advocating or based on thorough or complete political or social change; representing or supporting an extreme or progressive section of a political party.
"a radical American activist"
Similar:
revolutionary
progressive
reforming
reformist
revisionist
progressivist
leftist
left-wing
ultra-left
socialist
anticapitalist
extreme
extremist
fanatical
militant
diehard
red
swivel-eyed
derogatoryBolshevik
Opposite:
conservative
reactionary
moderate
characterized by independence of or departure from tradition; innovative or unorthodox.
"the daring, avant-garde spirit of the music was too radical for the conservative audience"
3.
LINGUISTICS
denoting or relating to the roots of a word.
MUSIC
belonging to the root of a chord.
4.
MATHEMATICS
of the root of a number or quantity.
5.
BOTANY
of, or springing direct from, the root or stem base of a plant.
6.
INFORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN
very good; excellent.
"Okay, then. Seven o'clock. Radical!"
noun
noun: radical; plural noun: radicals
1.
a person who advocates thorough or complete political or social reform; a member of a political party or part of a party pursuing such aims.
Similar:
revolutionary
progressive
reformer
revisionist
leftist
left-winger
socialist
militant
zealot
extremist
fanatic
diehard
ultra
red
derogatoryBolshevik
Bolshevist
Opposite:
conservative
reactionary
moderate
2.
CHEMISTRY
a group of atoms behaving as a unit in a number of compounds.
3.
the root or base form of a word.
any of the basic set of 214 Chinese characters constituting semantically or functionally significant elements in the composition of other characters and used as a means of classifying characters in dictionaries.
4.
MATHEMATICS
a quantity forming or expressed as the root of another.
a radical sign.
