Definition for Reactionary:

• One who favors a return to an old or opposite system; one who seeks to undo political progress.

Synonyms for Reactionary:

• adj.

  •conservative (adjective)
  • tory,
  • right,
  • retrogressive,
  • counterrevolutionary,
  • obscurantist,
  • regressive,
  • traditional,
  • old-line.
  •die-hard (adjective)
  • unreconstructed,
  • ultra-conservative.
  •orthodox (adjective)
  • received.

• n.

  •
  • intolerant,
  • rigid,
  • opinionated,
  • inflexible.
  •
  • mossback.
  •diehard (noun)
  • bourbon,
  • standpatter,
  • fundamentalist.
  •person who is politically conservative (noun)
  • ultraconservative,
  • hard hat,
  • right-winger,
  • reactionist,
  • royalist,
  • intransigent.
  •reactionary (noun)
  • extreme right-winger,
  • far-right.
  •square (noun)
  • square.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • mossbacked.
  •
  • backward.

Paraphrases for Reactionary:

• Independent

  • Adjective
    reactive, retroactive.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    non-retroactivity.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    retrograde, regressive, backward-looking, retrogressive, conservative.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    reaction.

Antonyms for Reactionary:

• adj.

  • conservative
    liberal, radical, progressive.
  • Other antonyms:
    contemporary, broad-minded, open-minded, large-minded, modern, center, advanced, nonconformist, revolutionary, extremist, left, lefty.

Homophones for Reactionary:

• rouge et noir.