ACCOMMODATIONIST Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

accommodationist

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Recent Examples of accommodationist Bob Michel, the longtime accommodationist who treated Democratic House majorities as an unalterable fact of life, faded away, and the pugilistic Newt Gingrich ascended. — Ed Burmila, The New Republic, 15 June 2022 Many African American activists had broken with King, advocating Black Power rather than racial reconciliation, abandoning nonviolence, and denouncing King as an accommodationist. — Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 18 July 2019 Ava DuVernay is Hollywood’s current reigning accommodationist. — Armond White, National Review, 10 July 2019 To Douthat Francis is an accommodationist, and decline has reached the apex of the church. — Paul Elie, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2018

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Noun

Frequent McDowell collaborator Lindsay Anderson was set to direct, who passed away before production began.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2026
Nobody enjoys the friend who confirms twice and cancels an hour out, or the collaborator who vanishes mid-project.

— Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of collaborator

Noun

Fields, who describes herself as a progressive, is seeking to create more affordable housing options countywide, and to enact stronger tenant and homeowner protections.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
Even for a party accustomed to searing debates between progressives and moderates, the schism over Israel has been blistering.

— Steve Peoples, Fortune, 24 June 2026

Definition of progressive

Noun

His tenure was upended by the arrest of Aldrich Ames, a CIA traitor.

— Bob Drogin, Washington Post, 22 July 2026
In reality, the big debate has been about questions such as whether military bases should be named for traitors and whether governments should host monuments to a rebellion to defend slavery.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026

Definition of traitor

Noun

Getty Images Traditionally, fandoms are measured in units of intensity via streaming numbers, first-week album sales, trending hashtags, tour sellouts, crowd size and beyond.

— Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
The Chase Center, opened in 2019, is on a 38-game sellout streak for its WNBA tenant.

— Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of sellout

Noun

It is aided in its unceasing efforts to gain more power and undermine our institutions and rights by a Congress in which quislings claim a majority.

— Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
But the president's new FTC chair, Andrew Ferguson, is an outspoken Big Tech critic on X and is signaling the panel won't be stacked with pro-industry quislings.

— Marc Caputo, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025

Definition of quisling

Noun

The Conservatives, currently led by Kemi Badenoch, slammed Braverman following her defection, characterizing her as an inevitable turncoat and questioning her mental faculties.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 26 Jan. 2026
But the result is that a fair number of former Sanders allies or staffers have turned out to be MAGA turncoats, cranks, or washed out of politics altogether.

— Ryan Cooper, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2026

Definition of turncoat

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