Meanings
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1
noun
A person who holds extreme political or religious views and may use extreme methods.
The attack was carried out by a group of violent extremists.
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2
adj
Holding or relating to extreme political or religious views.
He was arrested for spreading extremist propaganda online.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
2
adj
· holding or relating to...
radical
Word family
Forms
extremists
Etymology
From extreme + -ist.