Synonyms of acolyte

acolyte

noun

ˈa-kə-ˌlīt 

as in adherent

one who follows the opinions or teachings of another

a highly influential economist whose acolytes can be found at many major universities

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adherent
• follower
• disciple
• partisan
• devotee
• supporter
• pupil
• apostle
• votary
• missionary
• scholar
• student
• admirer
• epigone
• soldier
• protégé
• convert
• fan
• advocate
• liege man
• votarist
• loyalist
• proselytizer
• faithful
• minion
• zealot
• cultist
• worshipper
• champion
• ideologist
• sycophant
• enthusiast
• henchman
• ideologue
• lackey
• idolater
• sectarian
• satellite
• stooge
• toady
• backer
• apparatchik
• flunky
• hanger-on
• lickspittle
• camp follower
• yes-man
• myrmidon

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leader
• renegade
• traitor
• defector
• turncoat
• apostate
• coryphaeus

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of acolyte

Still, there’s a reason Inside the Actors Studio ran for 22 seasons and the most fervent alt-rap acolytes are constantly begging their idols to empty their hard drives. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 29 July 2026

Celebrated throughout Europe for decades, the enigmatic artist and ambassador of Georgian culture is finding new acolytes worldwide. — The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 28 July 2026

Now Zelenskyy has been left with no choice but to acquiesce to protesters by firing controversial general and close ally Oleksandr Syrskyi and replacing him with Mykhailo Drapatyi, a 43-year-old Fedorov acolyte. — Elliott Goat, TheWeek, 22 July 2026

But while her style remains endlessly influential, most of Birkin’s make-up-averse acolytes are more likely to be multi-hyphenate creatives than, say, investment bankers with seven figures to spare. — Olivia Allen, Vogue, 21 July 2026

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