reformer

[ri-fawr-mer] / rɪˈfɔr mər /

NOUN

inciter

Synonyms

STRONG

advocate agent anarchist champion demagogue dissident fighter firebrand fomenter heretic incendiary instigator leftist malcontent mover partisan propagandist provocateur pusher rabble-rouser radical reactionary rebel revisionist revolutionary ringleader troublemaker zealot

WEAK

disrupter sparkplug wave maker

Antonyms

STRONG

moderate peacemaker

NOUN

radical

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agitator anarchist extremist fanatic firebrand insurgent leftist militant progressive rebel renegade revolutionary rioter subversive

STRONG

avant-garde freethinker iconoclast insurrectionist left-winger mutineer nihilist nonconformist objector pacifist secessionist

WEAK

revolter ultraist

Antonyms

WEAK

conservative moderate

Example Sentences

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The 57-year-old has built a reputation as a reformer intent on curbing the waste of public money and attracting EU funds, but has been criticised for his "inflexibility".

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Mr. Orbán, visibly less vigorous at 62, lost to the fiery young reformer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

That helped turn her into a political reformer.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

They were the words of a moral reformer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

A former teacher, journalist, and dean of women at Northwestern University, Willard was both a visionary and a powerful reformer.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

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