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revolutionarily

7.4
In a way that causes a major change in how something works
  • adverb
  • /ˌrɛvəˈluːʃənˌɛrɪli/
translation icon : revolucionariamente
  • Their approach to teamwork was revolutionarily innovative, leading to unprecedented collaboration among departments.

Examples

  • The scientist's discovery revolutionarily altered our understanding of climate change and its effects on the planet.

  • You brought God into the conversation -- now the call is to revolutionarily change how we value women.

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  • The new policy aims to revolutionarily transform the education system, making it more accessible to everyone.

Synonyms

radically
vsrevolutionarily
97 5.0

In a complete, extreme way that makes something very different

is focused on causing major fundamental change rather than mere intensity
tectonically
vsrevolutionarily
  • Formal
8.2

In a way that causes very large changes in society, the economy, or politics

is broader and applies to any major fundamental change not only to social shifts

Antonyms

traditionally
207 2.9

In the way people have done for many years

conservatively
17 5.0

In a careful way that avoids risk

How Radical

revolutionarily
7.4
radically
97 5.0
substantially
129 4.9
incrementally
15 3.8

Surface Forms

revolutionarily positive

Morphology

revolutionarily = revolutionary (transparent) = revolution + ary + ly

Formed by the regular adjective 'revolutionary' plus the adverbial suffix '-ly', producing a predictable adverbial meaning.

Etymology

Revolutionarily comes from parts re- 'again' and volv 'to turn', the same idea you see in revolve and revolution. So, to do something revolutionarily is to change it in a very big, basic way.