REFORMIST Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word reformist. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for REFORMIST
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progressive | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • favoring or promoting progress • (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases noun • a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going • a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties adjective satellite • favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) • gradually advancing in extent • (of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position • advancing in severity | ||||||||
reformer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a disputant who advocates reform • an apparatus that reforms the molecular structure of hydrocarbons to produce richer fuel | ||||||||
innovator | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art | ||||||||
liberal | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition noun • a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties • a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets adjective satellite • showing or characterized by broad-mindedness • having political or social views favoring reform and progress • given or giving freely • not literal | ||||||||
moderate | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme noun • a person who takes a position in the political center adjective satellite • not extreme • marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes verb • preside over • make less fast or intense • lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits • make less severe or harsh • make less strong or intense; soften • make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else | ||||||||
transformer | nounn | |||||||
noun • an electrical device by which alternating current of one voltage is changed to another voltage | ||||||||
crusader | nounn | |||||||
noun • a disputant who advocates reform • a warrior who engages in a holy war | ||||||||
meliorist | nounn | |||||||
noun • a disputant who advocates reform | ||||||||
reform-minded | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) | ||||||||
social reformer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a disputant who advocates reform |