reformist

Definitions

Advocating for or supporting gradual reform rather than radical or revolutionary change.

A person who favors the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, or unsatisfactory.

Examples

The reformist candidate promised to overhaul the outdated tax system if elected.

Her reformist approach to education focuses on modernizing the curriculum rather than maintaining traditional methods.

Many citizens supported the reformist movement, hoping it would lead to greater transparency in government.

Synonyms

progressive liberal radical innovative revisionist ameliorative forward-looking

Antonyms

conservative reactionary traditionalist orthodox stagnant regressive hidebound