accommodationist

noun

Definition of accommodationistnext
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as in collaborationist

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as in compromiser

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accommodationist
  1. collaborator
  2. progressive
  3. traitor
  4. sellout
  5. quisling
  6. turncoat
Noun
  • As part of those shows, the band played a mini-set of Television songs in honor of their late friend and collaborator Verlaine.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 25 Aug. 2026
  • DeRisi,Wilson, a collaborator named Charles Chiu, and several others co-founded a company called Delve Bio, which specializes in metagenomic testing of cerebrospinal fluid.
    — Jason Liebowitz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of collaborator
Noun
  • Democrats’ weak prospects in Florida kept the national party out of the state, and Nixon capitalized on Vindman’s reluctance to face her on the campaign trail and her record as an outspoken progressive.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Big progressive win Nixon, an outspoken progressive, ended up easily defeating Vindman, who was much more of an establishment centrist.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of progressive
Noun
  • Rinna, a fellow traitor and the person who helped Rausch secure the bag, had similarly been crossed by him, twice.
    — The Deadline Team, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026
  • His tenure was upended by the arrest of Aldrich Ames, a CIA traitor.
    — Bob Drogin, Washington Post, 22 July 2026
Definition of traitor
Noun
  • Cunningham was met with a mixture of boos and cheers from the sellout crowd.
    — Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Mookie Betts got hit by reliever Yohan Ramírez to open the inning and Max Muncy followed with a double to set up Tucker, who again received encouraging applause from the sellout crowd of 53,417.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 23 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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“Accommodationist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accommodationist. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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