revolutionär

/ʁevoluˈtsi̯oˌnɛːɐ̯/

adjective C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. revolutionary

    • Das war eine revolutionäre Idee.

      That was a revolutionary idea.

Similar words

radikal

Revolutionär specifically advocates overthrowing the existing system; radikal describes extreme views in general, not necessarily aimed at overthrow.

Similar in other languages

English

radical

Close — revolutionary and radical overlap.

English

new

Close — revolutionary relates to new.

Practice

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