radicalness
State of extremity
Radicalness is the quality of being radical—extreme, fundamental, or far from the norm.
It can describe political positions the radicalness of her proposals alarmed moderates, the severity of change the radicalness of the restructuring, or departure from convention the radicalness of the design.
The word is less common than its synonym radicalism, which tends toward political contexts.
Excessive devotion to beliefs
- fundamentalismStrict adherence to core tenets
- fanaticismObsessive, unreasoning dedication
- militancyCombative advocacy stance
- hardlineStubbornly inflexible in stance
dogmatism · insurgency · anarchism · subversion · sectarianism · separatism · revolutionary · reactionary
Outermost part or limit
- severityIntensity of sternness
- vehemenceForceful emotional passion
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
- zealIntense driving devotion
ardor · forcefulness · thoroughness · completeness · absoluteness · totality · uncompromising · drastic
Sudden important advance
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- trailblazingBeing the first through
- game-changingFundamentally altering outcomes
revolutionary · cutting-edge · unconventional · groundbreaking · avant-garde · experimental · boundary-pushing · unorthodox
Thorough change in form
- upheavalViolent disturbance of order
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- restructuringRearranging an existing framework
uprooting · dismantling · reimagining · reinvention · reformation · reconstitution · root-and-branch · sea-change
zealotry
Excessive devotion to beliefs
- fundamentalismStrict adherence to core tenets
- fanaticismObsessive, unreasoning dedication
- militancyCombative advocacy stance
hardline · dogmatism · insurgency · anarchism · subversion · sectarianism · separatism · revolutionary · reactionary · ultraism
extremity
Outermost part or limit
zeal · ardor · forcefulness · thoroughness · completeness · absoluteness · totality · uncompromising · drastic · sweeping
breakthrough
Sudden important advance
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- trailblazingBeing the first through
game-changing · revolutionary · cutting-edge · unconventional · groundbreaking · avant-garde · experimental · boundary-pushing · unorthodox · inventiveness
transformation
Thorough change in form
- upheavalViolent disturbance of order
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
restructuring · uprooting · dismantling · reimagining · reinvention · reformation · reconstitution · root-and-branch · sea-change · turnaround
radicalnessmoderation
Avoidance of excess
moderateness · temperance · mildness · restraint · centrism
radicalnessconservatism
Preference for existing institutions
traditionalism · conventionality · orthodoxy · conformity · conformism
radicalnessincrementalism
Change through small steps
gradualism · reformism · superficiality · timidity · conservativeness
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