reformer

[ri-fawr-mer] / rɪˈfɔr mər /

NOUN

inciter

Synonyms

STRONG

advocate agent anarchist champion demagogue dissident fighter firebrand fomenter heretic incendiary instigator leftist malcontent mover partisan propagandist provocateur pusher rabble-rouser radical reactionary rebel revisionist revolutionary ringleader troublemaker zealot

WEAK

disrupter sparkplug wave maker

Antonyms

STRONG

moderate peacemaker

NOUN

radical

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agitator anarchist extremist fanatic firebrand insurgent leftist militant progressive rebel renegade revolutionary rioter subversive

STRONG

avant-garde freethinker iconoclast insurrectionist left-winger mutineer nihilist nonconformist objector pacifist secessionist

WEAK

revolter ultraist

Antonyms

WEAK

conservative moderate

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Baggu’s roomy, multi-pocket tote makes an ideal home for storing essentials like grip socks for sweat sessions on the reformer and Larq’s self-cleaning water bottle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

The 57-year-old has built a reputation as a reformer intent on curbing the waste of public money and attracting EU funds, but has been criticised for his "inflexibility".

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

They were the words of a moral reformer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

"She's been a bit of an economic reformer," Gunson says.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

Middle-class progressives, disgusted by the corrupt politics of both Thompson and Sweitzer, threw their weight behind an independent reformer.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

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