Antonyms for royalist

Grammar : Noun

Spell : roi-uh-list

Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɔɪ ə lɪst

Definition of royalist

Origin : 1640s, from royal + -ist. In England, a partizan of Charles I and II during the Civil War; in the U.S., an adherent of British government during the Revolution; in France, a supporter of the Bourbons.

As in reactionary : noun person who is politically conservative
As in ultraconservative : noun reactionary

Example sentences :

All the convent was royalist, and Henri V. was their recognised sovereign.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

He may be a Republican, and he must uphold with warmth and conviction Royalist theories.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

Marked ye not that he claimed to have been the last Royalist who drew sword in England?
Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Matthew Hale, as most of our readers must be aware, was a devoted Royalist.
Extract from : « Leading Articles on Various Subjects » by Hugh Miller

Wilson—that was his name in those days—was a Royalist when I encountered him.
Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine

We shall join them with our captive, and thus convey him to the Royalist General.
Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini

He was a Royalist, like me; his sympathies are like my own, so are his present necessities.
Extract from : « Gerald Fitzgerald » by Charles James Lever

Temper your royalist zeal with a seeming regard for your personal safety.
Extract from : « Sir Jasper Carew » by Charles James Lever

The mayor, too, was a royalist, and the matter was decided against us.
Extract from : « Jack Hinton » by Charles James Lever

It was talked about from a royalist point of view with a kind of respect.
Extract from : « The Arrow of Gold » by Joseph Conrad

Synonyms for royalist

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