anti-revolutionary
Opposes radical change
Anti-revolutionary describes opposition to revolution or revolutionary movements.
The term can indicate someone who actively works against revolutionary change or simply favors the existing order: The anti-revolutionary faction sought to preserve the monarchy.
It applies to people, policies, or actions that resist radical political transformation.
Anti-progress political stance
- monarchistSupporter of kings
- loyalistFaithful supporter of authority
- traditionalistAdherent to established customs
- right-wingPolitically conservative faction
establishment · restorationist · royalist · Bourbon · White Army · emigre · tsarist · Romanov
Returning something to condition
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- pacificationRestoring calm after conflict
- normalizationAdjusting to a standard
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
amnesty · demobilization · reconstruction · consolidation · entrenchment · status quo · continuity · preservation
Eliminate unwanted elements
- crackdownSudden strict enforcement
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
- censorshipOfficial content restriction
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
surveillance · blacklist · gulag · banishment · arrests · torture · secret police · show trial
Preference for existing institutions
- reactionResponse to stimulus
- anti-communismOpposition to Marxist ideology
- ThermidorRevolutionary calendar's eleventh month
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
authoritarianism · fascism · clericalism · Burke · Franco · Pinochet
One opposing radical overthrow
- ContrasNicaraguan anti-government fighters
- mujahideenMuslim guerrilla combatants
- defectorOne who abandons allegiance
- collaboratorOne who works jointly
fifth column · saboteur · infiltrator · provocateur · turncoat · informer · double agent · quisling
reactionary
Anti-progress political stance
- monarchistSupporter of kings
- loyalistFaithful supporter of authority
- traditionalistAdherent to established customs
right-wing · establishment · restorationist · royalist · Bourbon · White Army · emigre · tsarist · Romanov · Habsburg
restoration
Returning something to condition
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- pacificationRestoring calm after conflict
- normalizationAdjusting to a standard
reconciliation · amnesty · demobilization · reconstruction · consolidation · entrenchment · status quo · continuity · preservation · rollback
purge
Eliminate unwanted elements
- crackdownSudden strict enforcement
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
- censorshipOfficial content restriction
persecution · surveillance · blacklist · gulag · banishment · arrests · torture · secret police · show trial · reeducation
conservatism
Preference for existing institutions
- reactionResponse to stimulus
- anti-communismOpposition to Marxist ideology
- ThermidorRevolutionary calendar's eleventh month
orthodoxy · authoritarianism · fascism · clericalism · Burke · Franco · Pinochet
counterrevolutionary
One opposing radical overthrow
- ContrasNicaraguan anti-government fighters
- mujahideenMuslim guerrilla combatants
- defectorOne who abandons allegiance
collaborator · fifth column · saboteur · infiltrator · provocateur · turncoat · informer · double agent · quisling · counterinsurgent
anti-revolutionaryrevolutionary
Seeking fundamental systemic change
insurrectionist · rebel · insurgent · Jacobin · Bolshevik
revolutionary, revolution, revolve, revolving, revolved, revolver, revolutionist, revolutionize, revolutionized