revolutionary meaning
revolutionary :
related to a big change
adjective
▪ The new phone has revolutionary features.
▪ The new phone has features that bring big changes.
▪ This is a revolutionary idea in science.
▪ This is an idea in science that brings big changes.
paraphrasing
▪ innovative – new and creative
▪ radical – very different from the usual
▪ groundbreaking – introducing new ideas
▪ transformative – causing a big change
revolutionary :
a person who supports big changes
noun
▪ He was a revolutionary in his country.
▪ He was a person who wanted big changes in his country.
▪ The revolutionary led the protest.
▪ The person who wanted big changes led the protest.
paraphrasing
▪ rebel – a person who opposes authority
▪ reformer – a person who seeks change
▪ activist – a person who campaigns for change
▪ insurgent – a person who rises against authority
Pronunciation
revolutionary [ˌrɛvəˈluːʃənɛri]
The stress is on 'lu' and sounds like 'rev-uh-loo-shuh-nair-ee'.
Common phrases and grammar about revolutionary
revolutionary - Common meaning
adjective
related to a big change
noun
a person who supports big changes
Part of Speech Changes for "revolutionary"
▪ revolution (noun) – a big change
▪ revolutionize (verb) – to cause a big change
Common Expressions with "revolutionary"
▪ revolutionary change – a big change
▪ revolutionary leader – a leader who supports big changes
▪ revolutionary movement – a movement for big changes
▪ revolutionary idea – an idea that brings big changes
Important examples of revolutionary in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, revolutionary often describes new and innovative products or ideas.
Example of a confusing word: evolutionary (gradual development)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Revolutionary is used as an adjective to describe something that causes a big change, often appearing in grammar questions to modify nouns.
revolutionary
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
revolutionary breakthrough
'a big new discovery', used in contexts of science or technology.
revolutionary spirit
means 'the desire for big changes', often used in contexts of social or political change.
Differences between similar words and revolutionary
revolutionary
,
innovative
differences
Revolutionary implies a big, fundamental change, while innovative suggests something new and creative but not necessarily big.
revolutionary
,
radical
differences
Revolutionary often implies positive change, while radical can mean extreme change, which may not always be positive.
Words with the same origin as revolutionary
The origin of revolutionary
revolutionary comes from the word 'revolution', which originally meant a turn or change, and later came to mean a significant change.
Word structure
It has the root 'revolut' (to turn) and suffix 'ionary' (related to), so revolutionary means 'related to a big change'.
Words with the same origin
The root of revolutionary is revolut (to turn). Words with the same root include revolve (to turn around).
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