reactionary
adjective/riˈækʃəˌnɛri/
Frequency rank: #10,417 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Opposing political or social change and wanting to return to past conditions.
Example sentence
The senator was known as a staunchly reactionary politician who opposed any form of social progress.
Synonyms & related words
- conservative
- traditionalist
- regressive
- right-wing
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