revolutionary
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5.2
- adjective
- /ˌrɛvəˈluːʃənˌɛri/
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revolucionario
- This is a revolutionary product that will change the world as we know it.
- revolutionary change
- a revolutionary new idea
- a revolutionary advance
But first, it's revolutionary in its engineering design.
- But first, it's revolutionary in its engineering design.
- I mean, that was a revolutionary idea.
- This is a quite revolutionary thing to say for the Stoics.
- But you know, payments in themselves are revolutionary technologies that can change the world.
- And almost all breakthroughs are evolutionary, not revolutionary.
- Now, I think there is a, a revolutionary idea and principle that's as old as time.
- But he also was one of the most revolutionary artists of the sort of semi modern era.
- But it seems like the new kind of science has not had the revolutionary impact.
- And I think that one of the greatest revolutionary acts is just to love ourselves just as we are.
- We have now added a new and revolutionary increase in destruction.
- Now that's being restored once the, the, you know, revolutionary changes have been made.
- So, Gary, what we're talking about here is revolutionary.
- This is an age that would normally be revolutionary.
- Or maybe not like, or they're like revolutionary.
Examples
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Sea Pals are a revolutionary new consumer product.
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But first, it's revolutionary in its engineering design.
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I mean, that was a revolutionary idea.
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You think it's going to be revolutionary, right?
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The general theme here is that there will be some revolutionary changes in diagnostics.
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Knowledge in almost every field is available at revolutionary speed and precision through computer databases.
Academic text (1990) -
Their book, Deep South, is a quietly revolutionary landmark experiment in interracial scholarship.
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The introduction of electric cars is a revolutionary step towards reducing pollution.
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Her revolutionary approach to teaching mathematics helped students understand complex concepts easily.
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This revolutionary technology has the potential to change the way we interact with the digital world.
Synonyms
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6.0
Completely new and different and changes the basic way something works
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5.1
New ideas or methods that change how something is done
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5.6
Makes a big change to a person or situation
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5.7
Causing a big change that makes someone or something much better
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6.1
Causing major change in a market by creating a new way of doing things
Having new ideas or methods that make things better
Introducing new ideas or ways of doing things
Antonyms
Compounds
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3.7
A war from 1775 to 1783 when thirteen American colonies fought Britain for independence
A war from 1775 to 1783 when the American colonies fought to become independent from Britain
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9.9
A rebel group in Sierra Leone that fought the government, took control of diamond mines and used child soldiers
A Palestinian armed group formed in 1974 that carried out attacks in other countries
A Palestinian armed group that split from the PLO in 1974 and carried out attacks in several countries
A Palestinian armed group that split from the PLO in 1974 and carried out attacks abroad
A far-left group in Turkey that attacks police and the army and opposes NATO and the United States
A far-left Greek armed group formed in 1971 to oppose the military government and capitalism
An armed group in the Philippines formed in the 1980s that split from the main communist party and used violence
A secret Italian left-wing group known for bombings in Rome between 2000 and 2002
A left-wing group in Greece that carried out violent attacks and political killings
- Archaic
A calendar created during the French Revolution that starts on 22 September 1792 and ends in 1805
- Archaic
A month in the French Revolutionary calendar used in France from 1793 to 1805
An armed left-wing group in Colombia that fought the government and used kidnapping and the drug trade to fund itself
- Literature
A political party in Colombia formed by former fighters after the 2016 peace talks
An armed left-wing rebel group in Peru formed in 1983 to try to overthrow the government
How Innovative
Surface Forms
Morphology
revolutionary = revolution (semi-transparent) = revolution + ary
The sense 'radically new or innovative' is an extended, metaphorical use of 'revolution' and while related, its generalised innovative meaning may not be immediately obvious to all learners.
Etymology
The word revolutionary comes from re- 'back' and volvere 'to turn', like in revolve. A revolutionary idea 'turns' the usual way of doing things and brings a big, sudden change, which is why we call an invention or plan 'revolutionary'.