nonrevolutionary
- adjective
- /ˌnɒnˌrɛvəˈluːʃənəri/
:
no revolucionario
- Hers was a decidedly nonrevolutionary millenarianism which stressed that the civil and ecclesiastical power structures of the present would continue into the next age.
Examples
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Many people appreciate nonrevolutionary ideas that foster gradual improvement rather than sudden upheaval.
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He also has actively sought donations from all Taiwanese people in America, trying to win the support of the American government with a democratic but nonrevolutionary face.
Academic text (2000) -
The committee proposed a nonrevolutionary plan that aimed to improve the current system without drastic changes.
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His approach to reform was nonrevolutionary, focusing on small adjustments instead of an entire overhaul.
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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8.0
Old-fashioned and not open to change
Opposed to big, sudden political change
Opposing extreme political change and preferring slow, moderate reform
Not wanting political or social changes
Antonyms
How Revolutionary
Surface Forms
Morphology
nonrevolutionary = revolutionary (transparent) = non + revolution + ary
Formed by negating the adjective 'revolutionary' with the productive prefix 'non-', yielding the straightforward meaning 'not revolutionary'.
Etymology
Nonrevolutionary starts with non- meaning 'not' and the rest comes from revolutionary, which links to revolve meaning 'turn' or 'turning'. So nonrevolutionary means 'not about a big turn' and describes people or ideas that do not want sudden major change but prefer slow or small changes.