radical
adjectiveInvolving a fundamental change or a large departure from established practice.
Fundamental departure
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Clear all filtersInvolving a fundamental change or a large departure from established practice.
Fundamental departure
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A consequence or implication of an action, often part of a complex series of effects.
Less dense than usual; also elevated or remote from ordinary experience.
Low in density
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Strongly opposing change and seeking a return to earlier social or political arrangements.
To formally withdraw a previously stated belief or claim.
Shared or exchanged by both sides.
To respond with a similar action or feeling.
Stubbornly resistant to control or an attempted remedy.
Resisting control
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A planned routine or systematic program of activity.
To repeat something for emphasis or clarity.
One word family: also includes reiteration.
A renewed period of activity, creativity, or growth.
To formally give up or reject a claim, belief, or practice.
A consequence, often indirect and unwelcome, of an action.
An act of retaliation for an injury or perceived wrong.
To return a feeling or repay an action in kind.
Restrained in expressing feelings or in speaking and acting around others.
Firm determination or a decision intended to guide action.
To hold back, limit, or control an action, impulse, or movement.
Control over one's impulses, or a limit placed on an action.
Control of impulses
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To revive or bring back into active use.
An action taken in return for a perceived injury, offense, or attack.
To withdraw a statement or claim previously made.
A statement withdrawing or correcting something previously asserted.
Moving backward or returning to a less developed or less desirable condition.
Moving backward
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