TRUE BELIEVER Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

true believer

noun

Definition of true believer

as in partisan

one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause they were true believers in an antimaterialist lifestyle, as evidenced by their lack of possessions

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as in proponent

a person who actively supports or favors a cause true believers who fought the good fight even when it was out of fashion

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Recent Examples of true believer The Courant has reported some colonists were not exactly thrilled by the notion of severing ties with England and that true believers in independence probably initially were in the minority, as with all revolutions. — Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2026 These guys are lifers, true believers, a family affair. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026 Together with his assistant Patricia (Kate O’Flynn) and true believer Wyck (Stephen Root), Tom discovers the off vibes originate with a pact between town founder Richard Warren (Hamish Linklater) and the demonic force that inhabits the island. — Alison Herman, Variety, 17 June 2026 Tales of what happened at Roswell have grown in the telling so that it’s now seen as a keystone event by many true believers in the alien origins of unidentified flying objects (UFOs). — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for true believer

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Noun

Exhibited for the first time outside of Sarajevo, the churning Socialist Realist homage invokes Eugène Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People in figuring partisans heroically overcoming their would-be Nazi aggressors.

— Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 10 July 2026
Reynolds tracks the willingness of northern partisans—Carl Schurz, Horace Greeley, Lyman Trumbull, and even Sumner himself—to abandon that cause by the dwindling references to Jamestown and Plymouth.

— James Traub, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026

Definition of partisan

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While proponents highlight their potential for companionship, addressing issues like loneliness, this technology sparks profound ethical debates.

— Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Politicians and other proponents of the lab-leak theory have issued fresh calls to punish Fauci, 85, and scientists his institute funded.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

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Houthi militants based in Yemen claimed to have struck two Saudi Arabian oil tankers in the Red Sea on Thursday, days after the group announced a naval blockade on Saudi ships.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
Global oil prices on Thursday crossed $100 a barrel for the first time since May, after Houthi militants in Yemen claimed to have struck two Saudi tankers in the Red Sea.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 23 July 2026

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Lina Khan, an antitrust crusader who targeted Big Tech companies during her run as head of the Federal Trade Commission, has been named chair of the New York City Economic Development Corporation.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 22 July 2026
The division is led by Harmeet Dhillon, a Californian and a conservative legal crusader, who made her name bringing legal challenges against many of the state’s institutions and once served as the chair of the San Francisco Republican Party.

— Ben Wieder, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026

Definition of crusader

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Club legends Ian Rush, Robbie Fowler, Phil Thompson and Tash Dowie will be on the trip to attend various meet-and-greet events with sponsors and supporters.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Party leaders, Wangchuk’s wife and supporters accuse authorities of ‘abducting’ him to stifle a growing protest movement, as police flood main protest with barricades and paramilitary forces.

— Aijaz Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026

Definition of supporter

Noun

Brent Fannin, 38, was the first activist to discover the FWC was pulling critics’ DAVID records.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
Maybe these slippages only matter to the Whoopi obsessives who know too much about her fractal aspect, as host, actor, comedian, playwright, producer, activist, and the rest.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 25 July 2026

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