accelerationist
accelerationist noun: a proponent of accelerationism.
Noun
accelerationist (plural accelerationists)
- A proponent of accelerationism.
- So, should policy makers be pleased by current low levels of inflation — as the inflation targeters would suggest — or are the accelerationists right to be worried by the fact that wage growth may be rising?2015 November 7, Justin Wolfers, “Is the Economy Overheating? Here’s Why It’s So Hard to Say”, in New York Times
- Accelerationists argue that technology, particularly computer technology, and capitalism, particularly the most aggressive, global variety, should be massively sped up and intensified – either because this is the best way forward for humanity, or because there is no alternative. […] Occasionally...2017 May 11, Andy Beckett, “Accelerationism: how a fringe philosophy predicted the future we live in”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 02 Mar 2025
- Antonyms:
- decelerationist
Adjective
accelerationist (comparative more accelerationist, superlative most accelerationist)
- Relating to accelerationism.
- accelerationist politics
- They describe the Base as an “accelerationist” organization, seeking to speed the collapse of the country and give rise to a state of its own in the Pacific Northwest by killing minorities, particularly African-Americans and Jews.2020 January 22, Neil MacFarquhar, Adam Goldman, “A New Face of White Supremacy: Plots Expose Danger of the ‘Base’”, in New York Times
Antonyms of accelerationist
Forms of accelerationist
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | accelerationists |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more accelerationist |
| superlative | most accelerationist |
Origin of accelerationist
From acceleration + -ist.
Words formed from accelerationist
Questions about accelerationist
- What does accelerationist mean?
- Accelerationist means a proponent of accelerationism.
- What part of speech is accelerationist?
- Accelerationist can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of accelerationist?
- The plural of accelerationist is accelerationists.
Words near accelerationist in the dictionary
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