neoreactionary

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A form of neo-reactionary — Reacting against the (especially liberal) values of the modern world; now typically seen as characterised by opposition to egalitarianism, support for strong centralised government, and espousal of conservative economic policies.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

adjectiveneoreactionary (comparative more neoreactionary, superlative most neoreactionary)

comparative more neoreactionary · superlative most neoreactionary

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of neo-reactionary.

    “NRx was a prophetic warning about the rise of the Alt-Right.” said Nick Land, the English philosopher whose Dark Enlightenment series is considered a foundational neoreactionary text.

    2017 February 10, Rosie Gray, “Behind the Internet's Anti-Democracy Movement”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 10 Jan 2020
nounneoreactionary (plural neoreactionaries)

plural neoreactionaries

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of neo-reactionary.

    The post-Moldbug neoreactionaries still draw on his foundational writings, but the movement is morphing and splintering, and characterized by a conflict between nationalists and “techno-commercialists.”

    2017 February 10, Rosie Gray, “Behind the Internet's Anti-Democracy Movement”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 10 Jan 2020
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APA

neoreactionary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neoreactionary

MLA

“neoreactionary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neoreactionary. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neoreactionary,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neoreactionary.

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