reactionary
adjective
re·ac·tion·ary
rē-ˈak-shə-ˌner-ē 
: relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction
especially
: ultraconservative in politics
reactionary
noun
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reactionary guardians of proper English usage invariably regard every new coinage that comes along as a nonword
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But even if the headline acts have to be quietly canceled, the appointment of figures like Sacks and Peirce signal that the reactionary era of US crypto policy is over.
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Sean Lee, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Amanat recognizes how even their own internal conversations went to either end of the reactionary spectrum.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2025
An insufferably reactionary and conservative view of the counterculture?
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
The construction of the European Union has some roots in conservative and reactionary politics.
—TIME, 23 Feb. 2025
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Sean Lee, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Amanat recognizes how even their own internal conversations went to either end of the reactionary spectrum.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2025
An insufferably reactionary and conservative view of the counterculture?
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
The construction of the European Union has some roots in conservative and reactionary politics.
—TIME, 23 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reactionary
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“Reactionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reactionary. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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