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Synonyms of radical

8 similar words · 4 opposite words

Another word for radical is component. Other synonyms of radical are fundamental, primitive, rad, semantophore and Jacobin.

Synonyms and similar words for radical

adjectivePertaining to the basic or intrinsic nature of something.

adjectiveInvolving free radicals.

  • primitiveOriginal; primary; radical; not derived.

adjectiveExcellent; awesome.

  • radA non-SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation, equal to 0.01 gray, that is, 1 centigray.

nounIn logographic writing systems such as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a character (if...

  • semantophoreThe portion of something that carries information or meaning, such a DNA molecule or the semantic component of a...

nounAny component of a logographic character, whether used for indexing or not, whether semantic or not.

adjectiveMore synonyms

Opposite of radical

adjectivePertaining to the basic or intrinsic nature of something.

adjectiveAntonym(s) of “linguistics, in reference to words”.

Meaning of radical

  1. adjective Of or pertaining to the root of a plant.
  2. adjective Of or pertaining to the root of a word.
  3. adjective Produced using the root of the tongue.

Full definition of radical

radical in other languages

Questions about synonyms of radical

What is another word for radical?
Radical has 8 synonyms on Word.ws, such as component, fundamental, primitive, rad, semantophore, Jacobin, Jacobinic and Jacobinical.
What is the opposite of radical?
The opposite of radical is derivative. Other antonyms of radical are ignorable, trivial and derived.
What does radical mean?
Radical means of or pertaining to the root of a plant.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: radical (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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