antiradical
- adjective
- /ˌæn.tiˈræd.ɪ.kəl/
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antirradical
- Many citizens support an antiradical approach to ensure gradual reforms rather than abrupt changes.
Examples
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The United States should adopt a broader antiradical agenda in Pakistan.
Academic text (2008) -
The politician's antiradical stance helped maintain stability during the election.
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The committee proposed antiradical measures to address public concerns about extreme policies.
Synonyms
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8.4
Against social or political change and wanting society to go back to how it was
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8.9
Against a large change in government and trying to stop it
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8.4
Very traditional in politics and strongly against change
Not supporting big sudden change and preferring slow, small changes
Opposed to big, sudden political change
Preferring small or slow change instead of sudden change
Not wanting political or social changes
Opposed to social or political change and wanting to return to older ways
A political movement that wants older social and government rules instead of modern liberal ideas
How Opposed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Antiradical comes from anti- meaning 'against' and radical from a word for 'root' that came to mean 'extreme, deep change'. So an antiradical policy or person is 'against' big, sudden political change.