ULTRAISTS Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

ultraists

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plural of ultraist

as in radicals

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Dohrn, who is the son of the longtime radicals Bernardine Dohrn and Bill Ayers and who has taught for several years at Northwestern University, certainly has enjoyed a catbird’s seat on the culture wars of academia.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
Hickey is the charismatic traveling salesman who preaches a distorted vision of salvation to the social misfits and leftist radicals in a dive bar in lower Manhattan, modeled on the denizens of a favorite O’Neill hangout.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026

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The dichotomy between the white supremacist type, and the Muslim, ISIS-supporting type, and the way that these two types of extremists were treated by the government, was the idea for the original book.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
Individuals within the party have also been accused of being extremists.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of extremists

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State media claimed that revolutionaries had been trained by Israel and tied them, simultaneously, to the United States, Iran, Hamas, al-Qaeda, the Muslim Brotherhood, and international NGOs.

— Abdelrahman ElGendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
Exiled revolutionaries needed somewhere to go, as did poorer residents who were hoping the revolution would improve conditions.

— Blaise Mesa, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of revolutionaries

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Credit rating agencies typically don’t weigh in on campaigns and political debates, but fiscal conservatives say Wall Street is voicing concerns to those who listen carefully.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
The 21-year-old Michigan State senior is also head of the local chapter of Turning Point, the group for young conservatives whose founder, Charlie Kirk, was assassinated last year.

— Jacqueline Ganun, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026

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