Counterrevolutionary

Definition: Counterrevolutionary

Counterrevolutionary

Adjective

1. Marked by opposition or antipathy to revolution; "ostracized for his counterrevolutionary tendencies".

Noun

1. A revolutionary whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by an earlier revolution.

Synonym: Counterrevolutionary

Synonym: counterrevolutionist (n). (additional references)

Antonym: revolutionary (adj). (additional references)

Domain	Title
Books	Clandestine Radio Broadcasting: A Study of Revolutionary and Counterrevolutionary Electronic Communication (reference) (more book examples)
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		They were released in late 1997. Those charged with counterrevolutionary crimes continue to serve their sentences. (references)
Civil Liberties	Iran	The Baha'i Faith is defined by the Government as a political "sect," historically linked to the Pahlavi monarchy and, therefore, as counterrevolutionary. (references)
	Cuba	Police also pressured him to sign a document stating that his trips to Havana were for medical purposes only and not to conduct counterrevolutionary activities. (references)
Human Rights	Cuba	Military tribunals assume jurisdiction for certain counterrevolutionary cases and are governed by a special law. (references)
Political Economy	Iran	Paramilitary volunteer forces known as Basijis, and gangs of thugs known as the Ansar-e Hezbollah (Helpers of the Party of God), act as vigilantes, and intimidate and threaten physically demonstrators, journalists, and individuals suspected of counterrevolutionary activities. (references)
	China	In 2000 officials stated that there were approximately 1,300 individuals in prisons serving sentences under the Law Against Counterrevolutionary Activity, a crime that no longer exists; many of these persons were imprisoned for the non-violent expression of their political views. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Counterrevolutionary" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Counterrevolutionary" is used about 4 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	100%	4	175,879

Language		Translations for "counterrevolutionary"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Bulgarian		контрареволюционер, контрареволюционен (white). (various references)

Czech		kontrarevoluèní. (various references)

Pig Latin		ounterrevolutionarycay

Portuguese		contra-revolucionário. (various references)

Russian		контрреволюционный. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		kontrarevolucionaran (counter revolutionary), kontrarevolucionar. (various references)

Spanish		contrarrevolucionario. (various references)

Swedish		kontrarevolutions- (counter revolutionary). (various references)

Ukrainian		контрреволюційний (anti-revolutionary). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "counterrevolutionary" (pronounced kou'nterrevuluw"shune'rē or kou'nerrevuluw"shune'rē)
10	-v u l uw" sh u n e' r ē	evolutionary, revolutionary.
6	-sh u n e' r ē	cautionary, concessionary, confectionary, confectionery, deflationary, dictionary, discretionary, disinflationary, expansionary, expeditionary, functionary, inflationary, missionary, noninflationary, probationary, reactionary, recessionary, stationary, stationery.
5	-u n e' r ē	bicentenary, cardiopulmonary, centenary, coronary, culinary, disciplinary, diversionary, exclusionary, extraordinary, illusionary, imaginary, interdisciplinary, luminary, mercenary, ordinary, preliminary, pulmonary, seminary, urinary, veterinary, visionary.
4	-n e' r ē	quaternary.
3	-e' r ē	actuary, adversary, ancillary, apothecary, arbitrary, aviary, beneficiary, Blackberry, blueberry, budgetary, capillary, Cassowary, cemetery, cometary, commentary, commissary, Constabulary, contemporary, corollary, cranberry, customary, depositary, Dewberry, dietary, dignitary, Dogberry, dromedary, dysentery, emissary, epistolary, estuary, fiduciary, formulary, fragmentary, funerary, gooseberry, hackberry, hereditary, honorary, Huckleberry, interplanetary, involuntary, itinerary, judiciary, lapidary, legendary, library, literary, military, momentary, monastery, monetary, mortuary, mulberry, necessary, nonmilitary, obituary, paramilitary, pecuniary, pituitary, planetary, primary, proprietary, raspberry, Rosemary, salutary, sanctuary, sanitary, savagery, secondary, secretary, sedentary, semilegendary, solitary, statuary, strawberry, subsidiary, temporary, Tilbury, topiary, tributary, undersecretary, unitary, unnecessary, unsanitary, vocabulary.
10	-v u l uw" sh u n e' r ē	evolutionary, revolutionary.
6	-sh u n e' r ē	cautionary, concessionary, confectionary, confectionery, deflationary, dictionary, discretionary, disinflationary, expansionary, expeditionary, functionary, inflationary, missionary, noninflationary, probationary, reactionary, recessionary, stationary, stationery.
5	-u n e' r ē	bicentenary, cardiopulmonary, centenary, coronary, culinary, disciplinary, diversionary, exclusionary, extraordinary, illusionary, imaginary, interdisciplinary, luminary, mercenary, ordinary, preliminary, pulmonary, seminary, urinary, veterinary, visionary.
4	-n e' r ē	quaternary.
3	-e' r ē	actuary, adversary, ancillary, apothecary, arbitrary, aviary, beneficiary, Blackberry, blueberry, budgetary, capillary, Cassowary, cemetery, cometary, commentary, commissary, Constabulary, contemporary, corollary, cranberry, customary, depositary, Dewberry, dietary, dignitary, Dogberry, dromedary, dysentery, emissary, epistolary, estuary, fiduciary, formulary, fragmentary, funerary, gooseberry, hackberry, hereditary, honorary, Huckleberry, interplanetary, involuntary, itinerary, judiciary, lapidary, legendary, library, literary, military, momentary, monastery, monetary, mortuary, mulberry, necessary, nonmilitary, obituary, paramilitary, pecuniary, pituitary, planetary, primary, proprietary, raspberry, Rosemary, salutary, sanctuary, sanitary, savagery, secondary, secretary, sedentary, semilegendary, solitary, statuary, strawberry, subsidiary, temporary, Tilbury, topiary, tributary, undersecretary, unitary, unnecessary, unsanitary, vocabulary.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-i-l-n-n-o-o-o-r-r-r-t-t-u-u-v-y"
	-3 letters: counterrevolution.
	-5 letters: unrevolutionary.
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Counterrevolutionary

Definition: Counterrevolutionary