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Definitions

revisionist

[ri-vizh-uh-nist] / rɪˈvɪʒ ə nɪst /

ADJECTIVE

deconstructionist

Synonyms

WEAK

critical debunking demystifying demythifying hermeneutical reinterpreting

ADJECTIVE

heretical

Synonyms

WEAK

agnostic apostate atheistic differing disagreeing dissenting dissentive dissident freethinking heterodox iconoclastic idolatrous impious infidel misbelieving miscreant nonconformist schismatic sectarian skeptical unbelieving

Antonyms

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orthodox

NOUN

agitator

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anarchist demagogue firebrand malcontent propagandist protestor radical troublemaker zealot

STRONG

dissident dogmatist fighter fomenter incendiary inciter instigator mover partisan provocateur rabble-rouser rebel revolutionary ringleader

WEAK

disrupter sparkplug wave maker

Antonyms

STRONGEST

moderate

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 reformer revolutionary ringleader troublemaker zealot

WEAK

disrupter sparkplug wave maker

Antonyms

STRONG

moderate peacemaker

NOUN

schismatic

Synonyms

WEAK

apostate dissenter dissident freethinker heretic iconoclast infidel miscreant nonconformist sectarian sectary separationist skeptic unbeliever

NOUN

sectary

Synonyms

STRONG

apostate dissenter dissident freethinker heretic iconoclast infidel miscreant nonconformist sectarian separationist skeptic unbeliever

WEAK

schismatic

NOUN

separationist

Synonyms

STRONG

apostate dissenter dissident freethinker heretic iconoclast infidel miscreant nonconformist sectarian sectary skeptic unbeliever

WEAK

schismatic

Example Sentences

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“The untruths, mischaracterizations, and revisionist history in your email paint a completely misleading narrative,” Shotwell told the Journal in a statement in 2024.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

The memorials warned that fake content was also being created "specifically to dilute historical facts, shift victim and perpetrator roles, or spread revisionist narratives".

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

More disruption is coming as the accelerating tech revolution transforms our economies and external challengers press ahead with their revisionist projects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

In fact, a Confederate journalist by the name of Edward A. Pollard began working on a revisionist history book that painted the South as noble and slavery as unimportant to their way of life.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025

“Nailed it. Either that or I failed horribly. Could go either way, based on subjectivity and revisionist history,” Sean murmured.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan

revisionist

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