Synonyms of the word

reformist

• adj. Advocating reform of an institution or body.
• adj. Specifically, advocating reform and the gradual accumulation of small changes, as opposed to revolutionary…
• n. One who advocates reform (of an institution).
• n. Specifically, one who advocates reform of society and the gradual accumulation of small changes, as opposed…
• n. (dated, 17th C.) An advocate of reform in the Church of England; a Reformer.
• n. (dated, 18th century) An advocate or supporter of political reform in the United Kingdom. (Common from…
• n. A member of a reformed religious denomination.

controversialist

• n. One who regularly engages in public controversies.

crusader

• n. A person engaged in a crusade.

disputant

• n. A participant in a dispute.
• adj. Disputing; engaged in controversy.

eristic

• adj. Provoking strife, controversy or discord.
• n. One who makes specious arguments; one who is disputatious.
• n. A type of dialogue or argument where the participants do not have any reasonable goal. The aim is to argue…

liberal

• adj. (now rare outside set phrases) Pertaining to those arts and sciences the study of which are considered…
• adj. Generous; willing to give unsparingly.
• adj. Ample, abundant; generous in quantity.
• adj. (obsolete) Unrestrained, licentious.
• adj. Widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions or conventions; permissive.
• adj. (politics) Open to political or social changes and reforms associated with either classical or modern…
• n. One with liberal views, supporting individual liberty (see Wikipedia's article on Liberalism).
• n. (US) Someone left-wing; one with a left-wing ideology.
• n. A supporter of any of several liberal parties.
• n. (Britain) One who favors individual voting rights, human and civil rights, and laissez-faire markets (also…

meliorist

• n. A proponent of meliorism.
• adj. Of or relating to meliorism.
• adj. Supporting the principles of meliorism.

progressive

• adj. Favouring or promoting progress; advanced.
• adj. Gradually advancing in extent; increasing.
• adj. Promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods.
• adj. Of or relating to progressive education.
• adj. (of an income tax or other tax) Increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases.
• adj. Advancing in severity.
• adj. liberal (politically).
• adj. (grammar) continuous.
• n. A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government.
• n. (grammar) A progressive verb; a verb used the progressive tense and generally conjugated as to end in…

reformer

• n. One who reforms, or who works for reform.
• n. (historical) One who was involved in the Reformation.
• n. (chemical engineering, fuel cells) A device which converts hydrocarbons into a hydrogen-rich mixture of…
• n. (chemical engineering, petrochemistry) A device used to convert petroleum refinery naphthas, typically…