reactionary
adjective
of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
reactionaries
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pluralof reactionary.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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After all, what could enrage reactionaries more than a confident, gender-bending, anti-colonial Puerto Rican performing in Spanish on the country’s most mythologized stage?
From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2026
Deeply discount the moaning of Hollywood reactionaries and certain podcasters trying to edge themselves into the spotlight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025
In moving his antihero between Vietnam and 1970s California, home of self-obsessed good vibrations, conflicted refugees and rabid anti-communist reactionaries, Nguyen reveals a series of rich dichotomies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2025
Or even from prominent reactionaries like Elon Musk and Dave Portnoy.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2024
The reactionaries, headed by the Jesuits, sought therefore all the more eagerly to deal severely with the Spaniard Michael Molinos.
From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by J. H. Kurtz
