extremist
- 01 C1 Advanced
n.someone who holds very strong and often dangerous political or religious views.
n.a person who advocates for radical or fanatical measures, often rejecting democratic or moderate processes.
Simple“The government is worried about how extremists use the internet to spread their ideas.”
In context“Political analysts warned that the rise of extremists on both ends of the spectrum could destabilize the fragile coalition government.”
UsageOften used with 'religious' or 'political' as a modifier.
- 02 C1 Advanced
adj.describing a person or group that has very radical or fanatical opinions.
adj.characterized by or relating to extremism; holding views that are far outside the mainstream.
Simple“The group was banned for its extremist views on social media.”
In context“The candidate struggled to distance himself from the extremist rhetoric that had defined his early career in local politics.”
Antonyms
“Essentially, the US (and their allies, including Britain) abandoned the country to the Taliban extremists.”
“Our new national survey shows why it's so effective, and why it's more dangerous than any single extremist ideology, precisely because it doesn't lead just one way.”
From extreme + -ist.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.