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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
WEAK
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 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

The result is a monumental revisionist work that will alter views on slavery inside and outside the Islamic world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

I'm sure he has a revisionist history viewpoint there, but he thinks, “I'm going to have a friend now” and then when that's taken away from him, he's pretty crushed.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2024

It is based on a 1995 novel of the same name, which retells the story of “The Wizard of Oz” in a revisionist light, with the wicked witch as the main character.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2024

“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