extremist
/ɪkˈstɹiːmɪst/
extremist noun: a person who holds extreme views, especially one who advocates such views; a radical or fanatic.
Noun
extremist (plural extremists)
- A person who holds extreme views, especially one who advocates such views; a radical or fanatic.
- In Urif, extremists spray painted “Death to Arabs” on shipping containers belonging to a local resident and the local quarry was tagged with the words “Fight the enemy.”2018 May 10, Edo Konrad, “Living in the constant shadow of settler violence”, in +972 Magazine, archived from the original on 15 Jun 2025
- Oy, mate! I'm an Australian extremist, and I've come to detonate this bomb that'll release all the world's deadliest spiders into... Did I pick a bad time?2025 June 20, Gooseworx, “Untitled” (5:03 from the start), in The Amazing Digital Circus, episode 5, spoken by Jax (Michael Kovach)
- Synonyms:
- jusquaboutist
Adjective
extremist (comparative more extremist, superlative most extremist)
- Holding extreme views, especially on a political or religious subject.
- There are some minor extremist movements that are antiforeigner.2006, Terttu Leney, Culture Smart! Finland: A Quick Guide to Customs and Etiquette
- The hate crimes, once commonly referred to as “price tag attacks,” are committed by extremist Jewish youth from nearby settlements.2018 May 10, Edo Konrad, “Living in the constant shadow of settler violence”, in +972 Magazine, archived from the original on 15 Jun 2025
- Of or relating to extremism.
extremist meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
extremist in Hindi
- person who holds extreme views
- अतिवादी ativādī, उग्रवादी ugravādī, चरमपंथी carampanthī, इंतहापसंद intahāpasand
- holding extreme views
- अतिवादी ativādī, उग्रवादी ugravādī, चरमपंथी carampanthī, इंतहापसंद inthāpsand
- of, or relating to extremism
- अतिवादी ativādī, उग्रवादी ugravādī, चरमपंथी carampanthī, इंतहापसंद inthāpsand
extremist in Tamil
- கொடுமுனைப்பாளர், அமிதவாதி, தீவிரவாதி
extremist in Urdu
- person who holds extreme views
- انتہاپسند intihāpasand
- holding extreme views
- انتہاپسند intihāpasand
extremist in Bengali
- চরমপন্থী, উগ্রবাদী
More languagesFewer languages
- extremist in Malayalam
- തീവ്രവാദി tīvravādi
- extremist in Kannada
- ಉಗ್ರವಾದಿ, ಉಗ್ರಗಾಮಿ
- extremist in Arabic
- مُتَطَرِّف mutaṭarrif, مُتَطَرِّفَة mutaṭarrifa, تَطَرُّفِيّ taṭarrufiyy
- extremist in Malay
- pelampau, ekstremis
- extremist in Indonesian
- ekstremis
Examples of extremist in a sentence
- He used to be an extremist but moderated later in life.
- They took his statements out of context and made him sound like an extremist.
- The groups passed a resolution against Khalistani extremists and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau.
Synonyms of extremist
Forms of extremist
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | extremists |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more extremist |
| superlative | most extremist |
Origin of extremist
From extreme + -ist.
Words formed from extremist
Questions about extremist
- What does extremist mean?
- Extremist means a person who holds extreme views, especially one who advocates such views; a radical or fanatic.
- What is extremist in Hindi?
- Extremist in Hindi is अतिवादी (ativādī), उग्रवादी (ugravādī), चरमपंथी (carampanthī). See Extremist meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is extremist?
- Extremist can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce extremist?
- Extremist is pronounced /ɪkˈstɹiːmɪst/.
- What is the plural of extremist?
- The plural of extremist is extremists.
Words near extremist in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: extremist (page history and authors); extremist (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); extremist (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); തീവ്രവാദി (Malayalam) (page history and authors); extremist (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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