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    re·ac·tion·ar·y
    /rēˈakSHəˌnerē/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a person or a set of views) opposing political or social liberalization or reform: "reactionary attitudes toward women's rights"

    noun

    • 1. a reactionary person: "he was later to become an extreme reactionary"

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  2. www.dictionary.com › browse › reactionaryREACTIONARY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Reactionary definition: of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.. See examples of REACTIONARY used in a sentence.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › reactionaryReactionary Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction. especially : ultraconservative in politics. reactionary noun. reactionaryism. rē-ˈak-shə-ˌner-ē-ˌi-zəm. noun. Synonyms. archconservative. brassbound. button-down. buttoned-down. conservative. die-hard. hidebound. mossbacked. old-fashioned. old-line. old-school. orthodox. paleoconservative. standpat.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishREACTIONARY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    REACTIONARY definition: 1. a person who is opposed to political or social change or new ideas: 2. opposed to political or…. Learn more.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › reactionaryReactionary - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A reactionary is someone who opposes reform or change, especially in the realm of politics. A reactionary is someone reacting (in horror) to what others consider to be progress.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ReactionaryReactionary - Wikipedia

    In political science, a reactionary or a reactionist is a person who holds political views that favor a return to the status quo ante —the previous political state of society—which the person believes possessed positive characteristics that are absent from contemporary society.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryREACTIONARY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    REACTIONARY meaning: 1. a person who is opposed to political or social change or new ideas: 2. opposed to political or…. Learn more.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishREACTIONARY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    2 meanings: 1. of, relating to, or characterized by reaction, esp against radical political or social change 2. Also:.... Click for more definitions.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › reactionaryReactionary - definition of reactionary by The Free Dictionary

    Define reactionary. reactionary synonyms, reactionary pronunciation, reactionary translation, English dictionary definition of reactionary. adj. Characterized by reaction, especially opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative: The principal is very reactionary; she wants the...

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishREACTIONARY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    REACTIONARY definition: 1. being against political or social progress 2. someone who is against political or social progress. Learn more.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › reactionaryreactionary | meaning of reactionary in Longman Dictionary of ...

    reactionary meaning, definition, what is reactionary: very strongly opposed to any social or p...: Learn more.