Antonym: radical. Similar words: reaction, dictionary, functionary, dictionary order, stationary, take action, probationary, revolutionary. Meaning: [rɪ'ækʃənerɪ] 
n. an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism. adj. extremely conservative.
n. an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism. adj. extremely conservative. 
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91. The reactionary police fired on the crowd, wounding one youngster.
92. The reactionary authorities are between two fires and have been discredited.
93. The revolutionary literature that accompanied these first movements of the proletariat had necessarily a reactionary character.
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