reactionary

Noun · Adjective
US[ree-ak-shuh-ner-ee]/riˈækʃəˌnɛri/5 syllables
Synonyms: ultraconservativeextreme right-wingerreactionistfar-right

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)reactionaries

  1. an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalismSynonyms: ultraconservativeextreme right-wingerType of conservative, conservativistKinds Bourbon, Colonel Blimp

Adjective (1)

  1. opposed to political or social liberalism or reformSynonyms: reactionistfar-rightOpposite left, centerSimilar right
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Re·ac′tion·a·ry (-ā-ry̆), adjective

Being, causing, or favoring reaction; as, reactionary movements.

Re·ac′tion·a·ry noun; pl. Reactionaries (-rĭz).

One who favors reaction, or seeks to undo political progress or revolution.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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